backdrop

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

2. 2

   An image that serves as a visual background.

   • The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames.
   • Animated, seemingly varied crowd movement will place a game in the early 1990s, while static crowd backdrops and blocky, sprite-based athletes tend to point toward technology used in the 1980s.
   • It's not the longest or tallest viaduct in Britain, but the landscape upon which it sits makes for a stunning backdrop.
3. 3

   The setting or background of an acted performance.

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   1. 4

      Any background situation.

      • Against a backdrop of falling interest rates, the new savings account is looking less appealing.
      • Against this backdrop, RDG said it needed to "review historic working practices so that the railway can respond to changing passenger needs and enable future growth".
      • In its new round of cuts, the company hopes to “meaningfully accelerate our path to profitability even in the backdrop of the current crypto market,” the Winklevosses wrote in a blog post on Thursday.
   2. 5

      To serve as a backdrop for.

      • a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline

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