backstop

Noun

slang dated

A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support. / A default arrangement that holds if all else fails. / (baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.

Japanese Meaning

後方に補強、支援、支持役として配置される物または人。 / 最終手段として用意されたデフォルトの取り決め。 / (野球) ホームプレートの背後にある壁またはフェンス。

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The crew placed a heavy backstop behind the fragile crate to prevent it from sliding during transport.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作業員は、輸送中に壊れやすい箱が滑るのを防ぐため、その後ろに頑丈な後部の支えを置いた。

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Sense（1）

A thing or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.

Sense（2）

A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.

Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, this morning, said a time-limited backstop would be unacceptable, and has previously promised to vote down the UK’s Brexit withdrawal deal unless it features a satisfactory backstop.

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Sense（3）

(baseball) A wall or fence behind home plate.

Sense（4）

(baseball slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.

Sense（5）

(rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.

Sense（6）

(cricket, dated) The longstop.

Sense（7）

(cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.

Sense（8）

(espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.

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backstops

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