BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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backstop Fangzaun {m}; (dahinterliegendes) Fanggitter {n}

backstops Fangzäune {pl}; Fanggitter {pl}

baseball backstop Baseballfangzaun {m}; Baseballfanggitter {n}

backstop; spacing stop (relay) hinterer Anschlag {m} der Kontaktfeder (Relais) [electr.]

backstop (tools) Gegenhalter {m} (Werkzeug) [techn.]

backstop (at the shooting range) Kugelfang {m} (am Schießstand) [mil.]

the backstop (behind the home plate in baseball) die Bande {f} hinter dem Schlagmal (Baseball) [sport]

catcher; backstop [coll.] (baseball) Fänger {m} (Baseball) [sport]

ultimate backstop [fig.] Notbremse {f} [übtr.]