Translate backdrop | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of backdrop
noun
a painted cloth hung at the back of a theater stage as part of the scenery. the setting or background for a scene, event, or situation:the conference took place against a backdrop of increasing diplomatic activity
verb (backdrops, backdropping, backdropped)
provide a background or setting for:an ornate fountain, and at its center, backdropped with golden spray, a statue of a young girl
