backstop

¹back·stop

noun \-ˌstäp\

Definition of BACKSTOP

1

: something at the back serving as a stop: as a : a screen or fence for keeping a ball from leaving the field of play b : a stop (as a pawl) that prevents a backward movement (as of a wheel)

2

: a player (as the catcher) positioned behind the batter

Examples of BACKSTOP

1. The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop.
2. kept some gold as a backstop in case the value of the local currency collapsed

First Known Use of BACKSTOP

1851

Rhymes with BACKSTOP

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