back lot
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of back lot
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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He asked his colleagues in film production for props so his crews could re-create the fictional Amity Island coastline in the studio’s hilly back lot miles from downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
"We also built substantial sets on our back lot," David Cain said.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
The container was in the back lot of a recycling center where the shooter had formerly been employed.
From Slate ● Dec. 4, 2024
It is so overcrowded with squatters that some have erected tin shacks in the back lot.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2023
Still, of all the vehicles in Mattie’s brother-in-law’s back lot, it was the only one that looked like it might take him five hundred miles.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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