backdrop
backdrop
nounDefinition of BACKDROP
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed <visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop>
Related Words mise-en-scène, scene, scenery, set, stage; entourage, environment, milieu, setting, surroundings
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