Backstop and Dike

Backstop noun - (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.

Dike and backstop are semantically related. in barrier used to enclose a piece of land topic. In some cases you can use "Dike" instead a noun "Backstop".

Dike noun - A bank of earth constructed to control water.

Backstop and dike are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstop" instead a noun "Dike".

Nearby Words: diked, diking