[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

1. (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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2. (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
3. 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.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲