Noun: backdrop 'bak,dróp
- Scenery hung at the back of a stage
"The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance";
- background, backcloth [Brit]
- The part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
"he posed her against a backdrop of rolling hills";
- background, ground
- The context and environment in which something is set
"the perfect backdrop for a ghost story";
- setting, scene
Derived forms: backdrops
Type of: aspect, environment, environs, panorama, prospect, scene, scenery, surround, surroundings, view, vista
Encyclopedia: Backdrop