backstop
noun/ˈbækstɒp/
/ˈbækstɑːp/
- (sport) a fence or screen used to stop balls from going outside the playing area
- Some of his pitches hit the backstop.
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- (sport) (in rounders or baseball) the player who stands behind the person who is batting and catches the ball if that person does not hit it compare catcher (1)Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
- something that is done or prepared in advance in order to prevent worse problems if something goes wrong
- The country needs a financial backstop to deal with bank failures.
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