What is the meaning of backstop?

noun

  • Baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher.
  • Baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field. (
  • A precaution in case of an emergency.
    • usage: "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong"

verb

  • Act as a backstop. .
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