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Plural of backstop

regular plural

The plural of backstop is backstops.

Forms of backstop

Singularbackstop /ˈbæk.stɒp/
Pluralbackstops
Countablecountable

Meaning of backstop

  1. noun An object or a person put in the rear or in the back of something to reinforce, hold, support.
  2. noun A default arrangement that holds if all else fails.
  3. noun A wall or fence behind home plate.

Full definition of backstop

Questions about the plural of backstop

What is the plural of backstop?
The plural of backstop is backstops.
Is backstop countable?
Backstop is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: backstop (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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