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8 Letter Words for Backstop
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Definitions for Backstop
[1] a wall, wire screen, or the like, serving to prevent a ball from going too far beyond the normal playing area.
[2] Baseball . the catcher.
[3] a person or thing that serves as a support, safeguard, or reinforcement: There were technicians on board as backstops to the automated controls.
[4] to act as a backstop.
[5] to act as a backstop to: The government agreed to backstop companies that invested in oil exploration.
[6] sport a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
[7] a block or catch to prevent excessive backward movement, such as one on the sliding seat of a rowing boat
[8] US to provide with backing or support
Words related to Backstop
bar, wall, rail, dike, roadblock, barricade, railing, net, block, shield, stop, palisade, cyclone, guard, defense, stockade, rampart, hedge, balustrade, paling
Words nearby Backstop
backstab, backstage, backstairs, backstay, backstitch, backstop, backstory, backstrap loom, backstreet, backstretch, backstroke
Origin of Backstop
First recorded in 1810–20; back1 + stop
Other words from Backstop
back·stop·per , noun
Synonyms for Backstop
bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, dike, net, rail, railing, roadblock, wall, balustrade, boards, chains, cyclone, defense, guard, hedge, paling, palisade, pickets, posts, rampart, shield, stakes, stockade, stop