verb (used with object), back·dropped or back·dropt, back·drop·ping. to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.

How do you use backdrop in a sentence?

3 The mountains form a dramatic backdrop to the little village. 4 The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic. 5 Their love affair began against a backdrop of war. 6 The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden.

Whats is backdrop?

English Language Learners Definition of backdrop

: a painted cloth that is hung across the back of a stage. : the scene or scenery that is in the background. : the setting or conditions within which something happens.