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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
backstop/ˈbakstɒp/

▶noun

1 a person or thing placed at the rear of something as a barrier or support.

2 Baseball a high fence or similar structure behind the home plate area.

3 Baseball a catcher.

▶verb Baseball act as backstop for.

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