backstop
n.
wall or some type of barrier which keeps a ball from going outside of an area of play; catcher (Baseball)
Backstop (Transformers)
backstop
Noun
1. (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate)
(hypernym) fence, fencing
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
Verb
1. act as a backstop
(hypernym) play
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
backstop
Synonyms and related words:
advocate, aegis, arch dam, arm guard, back, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear-trap dam, beaver dam, boom, breakwater, breastwork, brick wall, buffer, bulkhead, bulwark, bumper, champion, cofferdam, contraceptive, copyright, crash helmet, cushion, dam, dashboard, defense, dike, ditch, dodger, earthwork, embankment, face mask, fence, fender, finger guard, foot guard, fuse, gate, goggles, governor, gravity dam, groin, guard, guardrail, hand guard, handrail, hard hat, helmet, hydraulic-fill dam, insulation, interlock, iron curtain, jam, jetty, knee guard, knuckle guard, laminated glass, leaping weir, levee, life preserver, lifeline, lightning conductor, lightning rod, logjam, mask, milldam, moat, mole, mound, mudguard, nose guard, pad, padding, palladium, parapet, patent, pilot, portcullis, preventive, prophylactic, protective clothing, protective umbrella, rampart, roadblock, rock-fill dam, safeguard, safety, safety glass, safety plug, safety rail, safety shoes, safety switch, safety valve, screen, seat belt, seawall, shield, shin guard, shutter dam, side with, stone wall, sun helmet, umbrella, uphold, wall, weir, wicket dam, windscreen, windshield, work,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
BACKSTOP
RICEVITORE [BASEBALL E CRICKET]. RETE POSTA IN FONDO AL CAMPO PER TRATTENERE LA PALLA [BASEBALL E CRICKET]. PROTEZIONE