backstop : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: backstop	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for backstop
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
backstop n (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher Synonym(s): catcher, backstop (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; "he acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong" v act as a backstop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the striking base. 3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.