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Shortstop vs Backstop - What's the difference?

shortstop | backstop |

In baseball terms the difference between shortstop and backstop

is that shortstop is the infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman while backstop is a wall behind home plate.

As a verb backstop is

to serve as backstop for.

shortstop

English

Noun

(wikipedia shortstop) (en noun)
  • (baseball) The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
    • The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.
  • (figuratively) A nimble defender.
    • I'll play shortstop when we make our proposal.

    See also

    * catcher * pitcher * first baseman * second baseman * third baseman * infielder * outfielder

    Anagrams

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    backstop

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia backstop) (en noun)
  • A device that prevents railroad cars from rolling off a railroad track.
  • (baseball) A wall behind home plate.
  • A catcher; the position of catcher

    • Verb

    (backstopp)
  • To serve as backstop for.
  • To bolster, support.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2013 , date=March 26 , author=Douglas Busvine and Darya Korsunskaya , title=Russia backstops Cyprus bailout despite anger , work=Reuters citation , page= , passage=Russia signalled on Monday it would backstop the European Union's bailout of Cyprus despite anger that the weekend rescue deal would impose heavy losses on uninsured depositors, many of them Russian.}}