Backstop

Backstop may refer to:

Sport

 * Backstop (baseball), a screen behind a field's home plate
 * Catcher, a defensive baseball position behind home plate
 * Backstop, a player position in rounders similar to the catcher in baseball
 * Backstop, in the glossary of rowing terms
 * Backstop (shooting), a construction of sand or other materials used to stop and contain bullets, for example at shooting ranges

Fictional characters

 * Back-Stop (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
 * Backstop (Transformers), a fictional character in the Transformers: Cybertron animated series and toy line

Other uses

 * Backstop (geology), a tectonic feature
 * Backstopping markets, a financial term related to the use of the Greenspan put
 * Backstop resources, an economic theory
 * Operation Backstop, United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) military plan during the Croatian War of Independence
 * Irish backstop, a familiar name for the concept of a temporary EU/UK common customs area, proposed in the (failed) 2018 draft Brexit withdrawal agreement