1. areas of land behind or adjacent to buildings or main structures, often used for storage, parking, or informal activities
2. outdoor areas on a film or television studio lot used for filming exterior scenes
Usage: film and television industry

Examples

• The restaurant uses the backlots for employee parking.
• Children played baseball in the backlots behind the apartment buildings.
• The studio's backlots featured replicas of famous city streets.
• Filmmakers constructed temporary sets on the backlots for the western scene.
• The backlots were filled with old equipment and discarded materials.
• During the 1950s, Hollywood backlots were essential for movie production.