backstop
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
backstops
plural
backstops
Britannica Dictionary definition of BACKSTOP
1
[count]
baseball
a
:
a fence or screen that is placed behind the catcher to prevent the ball from rolling away
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The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop.
2
[singular]
:
something that is kept so that it can be used if it is needed
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kept some gold as a backstop in case the value of the local currency collapsed
