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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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
backstop
n : a fence or screen (as behind home plate in baseball)
v : act as a backstop, as in baseball
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