'Backstop' definitions:
Definition of 'backstop'
From: WordNet
noun
(baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher [syn: catcher, backstop]
noun
(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
noun
A precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"
verb
Act as a backstop
Definition of 'Backstop'
From: GCIDE
- Backstop \Back"stop`\, n.
- 1. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'backstop'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advocate,
- aegis,
- arch dam,
- arm guard,
- back,
- bamboo curtain,
- bank,
- bar,
- barrage,
- barrier,
- bear-trap dam,
- beaver dam,
- boom,
- breakwater,
- breastwork,
- brick wall,
- buffer,
- bulkhead,
- bulwark,
- bumper,
- champion,
- cofferdam,
- contraceptive,
- copyright,
- crash helmet,
- cushion,
- dam,
- dashboard,
- defense,
- dike,
- ditch,
- dodger,
- earthwork,
- embankment,
- face mask,
- fence,
- fender,
- finger guard,
- foot guard,
- fuse,
- gate,
- goggles,
- governor,
- gravity dam,
- groin,
- guard,
- guardrail,
- hand guard,
- handrail,
- hard hat,
- helmet,
- hydraulic-fill dam,
- insulation,
- interlock,
- iron curtain,
- jam,
- jetty,
- knee guard,
- knuckle guard,
- laminated glass,
- leaping weir,
- levee,
- life preserver,
- lifeline,
- lightning conductor,
- lightning rod,
- logjam,
- mask,
- milldam,
- moat,
- mole,
- mound,
- mudguard,
- nose guard,
- pad,
- padding,
- palladium,
- parapet,
- patent,
- pilot,
- portcullis,
- preventive,
- prophylactic,
- protective clothing,
- protective umbrella,
- rampart,
- roadblock,
- rock-fill dam,
- safeguard,
- safety,
- safety glass,
- safety plug,
- safety rail,
- safety shoes,
- safety switch,
- safety valve,
- screen,
- seat belt,
- seawall,
- shield,
- shin guard,
- shutter dam,
- side with,
- stone wall,
- sun helmet,
- umbrella,
- uphold,
- wall,
- weir,
- wicket dam,
- windscreen,
- windshield,
- work