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Definition of the day : « backstop »

  • As in fence : noun barrier used to enclose a piece of land
Example sentences :
  • Since the warning he had used the horizon as a backstop for all his shots.
  • Extract from : « Frank of Freedom Hill » by Samuel A. Derieux
  • Joe called out to the veteran catcher, who was acting as his backstop.
  • Extract from : « Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team » by Lester Chadwick
  • "Pete is going to be my backstop on our nine," explained Tommy Flanders.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • It facilitates the game if the end of each court may be a wall or fence, and thus make sort of a backstop behind the goal.
  • Extract from : « Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium » by Jessie H. Bancroft
  • Still, it was unusual, and the lieutenant who served as combination secretary and backstop for oratory quaked as he listened.
  • Extract from : « Prologue to an Analogue » by Leigh Richmond
  • He gave a signal to the backstop, and then sent in an outcurve, which the batter swung at in vain.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Each time one sailed away over the backstop, it was like the pop of a safety-valve; it averted an explosion.
  • Extract from : « The Voice in the Fog » by Harold MacGrath
  • The backstop was built up of earth and was soft enough so that the pins would not splinter on striking it.
  • Extract from : « Castle of Terror » by E.J. Liston
  • She was out of the cell before it hit the backstop and following me down the hall towards her brother's room.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • Finally, the tenth shot smacked against the backstop and he racked his weapon and punched at the target return button.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole