Backstop
Backstop noun - (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.
Bastion
Bastion noun - A structure or place from which one can resist attack.
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Synonyms for Bastion
Backstop and bastion are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Backstop" with "Bastion", this nouns are similar.
Nearby Word: bast
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Bastion and Backstop. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backstop/bastion
Backstop & Bastion. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/backstop/bastion>.
Bastion or Backstop. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/backstop/bastion.
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