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backstop
('b/&/k,st/A/p
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noun (n)
- (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher(baseball) orang yang memerankan posisi catchersource: wordnet30(baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field(baseball) pagar atau skrin (sebagai belakang home plate) supaya bolanya dari perjalanan dari padang permainansource: wordnet30a precaution in case of an emergencypencegahan dalam hal daruratExample:
He acted as a backstop in case anything went wrong.
source: wordnet30In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also, the catcher himself.dalam bisbol, pagar, prop. setidaknya 90 meter di belakang rumah asas, untuk menghentikan penangkap bola yang lewat; juga, penangkap dirinya.source: webster1913verb (v)
- act as a backstopbertindak sebagai penghalangsource: wordnet30