back lot
variants: or backlot \ ˈbak-ˌlät \
: an area used by a movie studio for large or permanent exterior sets
Not all of the exteriors were filmed in Chicago. Related scenes were staged on the excellent Burbank Studios backlot.— George E. Turner, American Cinematographer, November 1990
First Known Use of back lot
1927, in the meaning defined above
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