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How to pronounce “backstop”
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Pronunciation guide for backstop
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of backstop with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Blockchain and The New Architecture of Trust
because there's a backstop.
- Definition summary
- An object or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce backstop
The Blockchain and The New Architecture of Trust
because there's a backstop.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “backstop”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- An object 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.
- (baseball, slang) A catcher; the position of catcher.
- (rounders) The player who stands immediately behind the striking base.
- (cricket, dated) The longstop.
- (cricket, dated) The wicket-keeper.
- (espionage) Something serving to bolster or support a cover story etc.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To serve as backstop for.
- (transitive) To bolster, support.
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