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backstop
(encz) | backstop,zarážka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Backstop
(gcide) | 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the
striking base.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
backstop
(wn) | backstop
n 1: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher
[syn: catcher, backstop]
2: (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to
prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field
3: a precaution in case of an emergency; "he acted as a backstop
in case anything went wrong"
v 1: act as a backstop |
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backstop technologies
(encz) | backstop technologies,zálohové technologie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Backstop
(gcide) | 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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the
striking base.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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