- the rear curtain of a stage setting.
- the background of an event; setting.
- a maneuver in which a trampolinist jumps in the air, lands on the back with the arms and legs pointed upward, and then springs up to a standing position.
- to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.
- another name for backcloth
- the background to any scene or situation
