Backlot

/bˈaklɒt/

/bˈæklɑːt/

[noun]

Backlot

[NOUN]

an outdoor area in a movie studio, where large exterior sets are constructed and some scenes are shot

Examples

1. The outdoor street scenes, though, were filmed on a Warner Bros. backlot.

2. It later became the backlot of 20th Century Fox, which still has its headquarters just to the southwest of the area.

3. And Songland we actually filmed on the MBC backlot near Back to the Future.

4. When I say Hollywood, you probably think of big-budget movies, star-studded premieres, and studios with giant backlots pumping out film after film.