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backstop
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural backstops
plural backstops
Learner's definition of BACKSTOP
1
[count] baseball
a : a fence or screen that is placed behind the catcher to prevent the ball from rolling away本垒后的挡网
- The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop.投出的球越过接球手，径直滚向挡网。
2
[singular] : something that is kept so that it can be used if it is needed储备物
- kept some gold as a backstop in case the value of the local currency collapsed储备一些黄金，以防当地货币价值暴跌
back·stop ˈbak-ˌstäp 
plural backstops
1
: something at the back serving as a stop: such as
a
: a screen or fence for keeping a ball from leaving the field of play
b
: a stop (such as a pawl) that prevents a backward movement (as of a wheel)
backstopped; backstopping; backstops
Example Sentences
Noun The pitch got past the catcher and rolled all the way to the backstop. kept some gold as a backstop in case the value of the local currency collapsed Verb the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants
Recent Examples on the Web
Laura Reiley, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Every August for the past 30 years, a group of agricultural experts and volunteer farmers in the Midwest hop in their cars and convoy across seven states, a boots-on-the-ground backstop for the USDA’s ongoing predictions about annual crop yields. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 The scope of the work at Frontier complex includes replacing the chain-link fence on fields 2, 3 and 4 and removal and replacement of the chain-link fence and backstop on field 8. Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The ball caromed off the backstop and back between the home plate umpire’s legs. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 The bank approved a new financial backstop that is part of its arsenal to prevent that from happening again. David Mchugh, ajc, 21 July 2022 By 1954 the backstop was held together with chicken wire, with the bleachers close behind. Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 The US Treasury has a tool to address these issues called the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF), which has famously saved the Mexican peso, protected money markets during the 2008 crash, and backstop Fed lending during the pandemic. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 17 June 2022 On Wednesday, the ECB vowed to create a market backstop that could buffer member countries against financial turmoil of the kind that erupted during a debt crisis more than a decade ago. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2022 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Many analysts attribute this in large part to the Fed’s buying of mortgage bonds, which the central bank began doing in huge volumes last year as part of a series of measures to help backstop anxious markets at the depths of the pandemic. Telis Demos, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021 Her senior teammate, goalie Riley Harrington, recently committed to backstop Quinnipiac’s squad. Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Energy experts see nuclear as a good partner to backstop electrical grids during times when renewables aren’t as effective, like nighttime or when the wind isn’t blowing. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 26 July 2022 Yet the deflationary depression remains a remote risk in economies with fiscal capacity to backstop such a downward spiral. Paul Swartz, Fortune, 7 June 2022 Now, some of the world’s top investors are lining up to backstop his ambitions. Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2022 Following the example of cloud hosting platforms, SaaS platforms are beginning to benefit by adding secondary providers to backstop their primary services. Venky Balasubramanian, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 New York State could put in the same model to encourage the formation of such funds to backstop franchise loans. Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022 See More
Noun
Every August for the past 30 years, a group of agricultural experts and volunteer farmers in the Midwest hop in their cars and convoy across seven states, a boots-on-the-ground backstop for the USDA's ongoing predictions about annual crop yields. Laura Reiley, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Every August for the past 30 years, a group of agricultural experts and volunteer farmers in the Midwest hop in their cars and convoy across seven states, a boots-on-the-ground backstop for the USDA’s ongoing predictions about annual crop yields. Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022 The scope of the work at Frontier complex includes replacing the chain-link fence on fields 2, 3 and 4 and removal and replacement of the chain-link fence and backstop on field 8. Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 The ball caromed off the backstop and back between the home plate umpire’s legs. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 16 Aug. 2022 The bank approved a new financial backstop that is part of its arsenal to prevent that from happening again. David Mchugh, ajc, 21 July 2022 By 1954 the backstop was held together with chicken wire, with the bleachers close behind. Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2022 The US Treasury has a tool to address these issues called the Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF), which has famously saved the Mexican peso, protected money markets during the 2008 crash, and backstop Fed lending during the pandemic. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 17 June 2022 On Wednesday, the ECB vowed to create a market backstop that could buffer member countries against financial turmoil of the kind that erupted during a debt crisis more than a decade ago. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 15 June 2022 Verb
So long as a euro area member chose the path of necessary but painful economic reforms, the bank stood ready to backstop government spending. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 July 2022 Many analysts attribute this in large part to the Fed’s buying of mortgage bonds, which the central bank began doing in huge volumes last year as part of a series of measures to help backstop anxious markets at the depths of the pandemic. Telis Demos, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2021 Her senior teammate, goalie Riley Harrington, recently committed to backstop Quinnipiac’s squad. Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2022 Energy experts see nuclear as a good partner to backstop electrical grids during times when renewables aren’t as effective, like nighttime or when the wind isn’t blowing. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 26 July 2022 Yet the deflationary depression remains a remote risk in economies with fiscal capacity to backstop such a downward spiral. Paul Swartz, Fortune, 7 June 2022 Now, some of the world’s top investors are lining up to backstop his ambitions. Anchorage Daily News, 5 May 2022 Following the example of cloud hosting platforms, SaaS platforms are beginning to benefit by adding secondary providers to backstop their primary services. Venky Balasubramanian, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 New York State could put in the same model to encourage the formation of such funds to backstop franchise loans. Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2022 See More 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
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