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backstop
[bak-stop]
noun
a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
Baseball.the catcher.
a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement.
There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls.
verb (used without object)
to act as a backstop.
verb (used with object)
to act as a backstop to.
The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration.
backstop
/ ˈæˌɒ /
noun
sport a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat
verb
to provide with backing or support
Other 51Թ Forms
- backstopper noun
Example Sentences
As usual, handling the environment and dimensions of Dodger Stadium will be key, from catchers preventing balls in the dirt from going to the backstop to outfielders making catches in the sun.
Left-handed opener Jack Dreyer followed Muncy’s bad throw with an even wilder pitch to the backstop in the next at-bat, advancing the runner to set up an eventual sacrifice fly.
Mr Thomas-Symonds said he regarded that timeline as a "backstop" rather than a target to work towards.
“I want to make sure my fellow board members are aware that if the federal money does not come through, somebody’s got to backstop these contracts.”
That may be the only backstop against dumbly going where no budget has gone before.
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