backdropPronunciation: /ˈbakdrɒp/Translate backdrop | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of backdrop noun a painted cloth hung at the back of a theatre 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) [with object] lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to:the rolling hills that backdropped our campbackdrop in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of backdrop in the US English dictionary
