backdrop
Also called, especially British, back-cloth [bak-klawth, -kloth] /ˈbækˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/ .Theater. the rear curtain of a stage setting.
the background of an event; setting.
Gymnastics. a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position.
to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.
Origin of backdrop
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How to use backdrop in a sentence
Here, a back-cloth with trees and something to do as a fountain basin.
Three Plays | Luigi PirandelloOne of my ideas is to treat it as the back cloth of a stage, and paint a vista on it.
If I May | A. A. MilneI want the back-cloth to be a city, not to represent a city, mark you, but to be a city.
The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett | Compton MackenzieSouth Africa seems always painted on the back cloth of my Cambridge memories.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThe back cloth was raised and we had before us a tranquil sea with two little islands sleeping under a sunset sky.
Diversions in Sicily | H. Festing Jones
British Dictionary definitions for backdrop
/ (ˈbækˌdrɒp) /
another name for backcloth
the background to any scene or situation
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