All backstop synonyms

noun backstop

• bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
• wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
• rail — any of numerous birds of the family Rallidae, that have short wings, a narrow body, long toes, and a harsh cry and inhabit grasslands, forests, and marshes in most parts of the world.
• dike — a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
• roadblock — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.
• barbed wire — Barbed wire is strong wire with sharp points sticking out of it, and is used to make fences.
• barricade — A barricade is a line of vehicles or other objects placed across a road or open space to stop people getting past, for example during street fighting or as a protest.
• railing — a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
• net — net income, profit, or the like.
• block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
• shield — a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
• stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
• palisade — a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defense.
• cyclone — A cyclone is a violent tropical storm in which the air goes round and round.
• guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
• defense — the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
• stockade — Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
• rampart — Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
• hedge — a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, especially when forming a fence or boundary; hedgerow: small fields separated by hedges.
• balustrade — A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase.
• paling — a stake or picket, as of a fence.
• stakes — something that is wagered in a game, race, or contest.
• defence — Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.