Backstop
noun'bæk,stɑp
Noun
a precaution in case of an emergency
“he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong”
Type of:SafeguardPrecautionGuard(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
Similar:CatcherType of:Infielder(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
Type of:FenceFencing
Verb
act as a backstop
Type of:Play
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Similar Words
- Catcher