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back lot, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
in sense 1 Brit. |ˈbak ˌlɒt|, U.S. |ˈbæk ˈlɑt| in sense 2 Brit. |ˈbaklɒt|, U.S. |ˈbækˌlɑt|
[‹ back adj. + lot n.]
1. A piece of land behind a house or other building, a backyard. Also: a piece of wasteland between built-up areas in a town or city.
1714Laws Province Pennsilvania 123 To each Patent for a back Lot, four shillings and six Pence. 1805Raleigh (N. Carolina) Register 14 Jan. 2/5 Back lots on the same square. 1895Harper's Mag. May 850/1 A narrow little patch of the kingdom—a sort of back lot, as one may say. 1966New Scientist 28 July 222/1 Black gold in the back lot must be the standard rags-to-riches wishdream in the United States. 2001Village Voice (N.Y.) 27 Nov. 62/1 Sentenced to brush clearing in the back lot.
2. Usu. in form backlot. In the film industry: an outdoor area behind or adjoining a studio, containing permanent sets which can be modified for different purposes.
1930W. C. Menzies in Cinematogr. Ann. 1 178 Forests, ships, country lanes, mountains, canals, and all, are built up and tricked so that what, on the screen, may cover miles of ground, in reality only occupies a few acres of the back lot. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 8 May 22/1 They also meander through back-lot streets on which are erected whole New York blocks, a castle that has doubled as the Tower of London, and a short stretch of the Appian Way. 1996SFX May 5/1 Elstree studios boasts three sound-stages..as well as offices, storage facilities and a backlot. |