back lot

or back·lot

noun Movies.

an outdoor area, usually adjoining a studio, used for the shooting of exterior scenes.

Origin of back lot

An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805

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Examples from the Web for backlot

Contemporary Examples

Within an hour of arriving in Greenwood, Miss., we had found our “backlot” for The Help.
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Brunson Green
August 13, 2011
It was a classy move guaranteed to win her a few friends on the backlot.
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September 21, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for backlot

backlot

noun

an area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming

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