back lotn.

(in sense 1)Brit.

/ˈbak ˌlɒt/, U.S.

/ˈbæk ˈlɑt/ (in sense 2)Brit.

/ˈbak lɒt/, U.S.

/ˈbæk ˌlɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back adj., lot n.

Etymology: < back adj. + lot n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

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.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > (back or front) yard

yardOE

backside1450

stead1546

outyard1600

lot1657

backyard1659

outlet1667

area1712

back lot1714

backlet1724

door-yardc1764

front yard1767

rear yard1800

tenement yard1874

sitooterie1994

1714 Laws Province Pennsilvania 123 To each Patent for a back Lot, four shillings and six Pence.

1805 Raleigh Reg. & N.-Carolina Gaz. 14 Jan. Back lots on the same square.

1895 Harper's Mag. May 850/1 A narrow little patch of the kingdom—a sort of back lot, as one may say.

1966 New Scientist 28 July 222/1 Black gold in the back lot must be the standard rags-to-riches wishdream in the United States.

2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) 27 Nov. 62/1 Sentenced to brush clearing in the back lot.

2. Usually 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.

ΚΠ

1927 Chicago Tribune 23 Jan. d5/1 Discovered down by the river in the trenches on the back lot of the First National studios.

1930 W. 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.

1976 National 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.

1996 SFX May 5/1 Elstree studios boasts three sound-stages..as well as offices, storage facilities and a backlot.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	back lot
释义	back lotn. (in sense 1)Brit. /ˈbak ˌlɒt/, U.S. /ˈbæk ˈlɑt/ (in sense 2)Brit. /ˈbak lɒt/, U.S. /ˈbæk ˌlɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back adj., lot n. Etymology: < back adj. + lot n. Originally and chiefly U.S. 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. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > courtyard > [noun] > (back or front) yard yardOE backside1450 stead1546 outyard1600 lot1657 backyard1659 outlet1667 area1712 back lot1714 backlet1724 door-yardc1764 front yard1767 rear yard1800 tenement yard1874 sitooterie1994 1714 Laws Province Pennsilvania 123 To each Patent for a back Lot, four shillings and six Pence. 1805 Raleigh Reg. & N.-Carolina Gaz. 14 Jan. Back lots on the same square. 1895 Harper's Mag. May 850/1 A narrow little patch of the kingdom—a sort of back lot, as one may say. 1966 New Scientist 28 July 222/1 Black gold in the back lot must be the standard rags-to-riches wishdream in the United States. 2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) 27 Nov. 62/1 Sentenced to brush clearing in the back lot. 2. Usually 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. ΚΠ 1927 Chicago Tribune 23 Jan. d5/1 Discovered down by the river in the trenches on the back lot of the First National studios. 1930 W. 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. 1976 National 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. 1996 SFX May 5/1 Elstree studios boasts three sound-stages..as well as offices, storage facilities and a backlot. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1714
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