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
Words nearby back lot
Example sentences from the Web for backlot
Within an hour of arriving in Greenwood, Miss., we had found our “backlot” for The Help.
It was a classy move guaranteed to win her a few friends on the backlot.
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British Dictionary definitions for backlot
backlot
/ (ˈbækˌlɒt) /
noun
an area outside a film or television studio used for outdoor filming