Backstop
Backstop noun - (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field.
Scaffold
Scaffold noun - A temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers.
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Synonyms for Scaffold
Backstop and scaffold are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstop" instead a noun "Scaffold".
Nearby Words: scaffolding, scaffolded
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