Banner vs Backdrop - What's the difference?
banner | backdrop |
A flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation.
Any large sign, especially if constructed of soft material or fabric.
A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.
By extension, a cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.
(journalism) The title of a newspaper as printed on its front page; the nameplate; masthead.
(Internet, television) A type of advertisement in a web page or on television, usually taking the form of a graphic or animation above or alongside the content. Contrast popup, interstitial.
(heraldry) The principal standard of a knight.
A person etc. who bans something.
An administrative subdivision in .
Exceptional; very good.
* {{quote-book
, year=1853
, author=New-Hampshire Missionary Society
, title=Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society, Volumes 50-57
, volume=53
A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.
The setting or background of a historical event.
* {{quote-news, year=2012
, date=May 9
, author=John Percy
, title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report
, work=the Telegraph
To serve as a backdrop for.
As nouns the difference between banner and backdrop
is that banner is a flag or standard used by a military commander, monarch or nation while backdrop is a decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.As an adjective banner
is exceptional; very good.As a verb backdrop is
to serve as a backdrop for.banner
English
Noun
(en noun)- The mayor hung a banner across Main Street to commemorate the town's 100th anniversary.
- They usually make their case under the banner of environmentalism.
Derived terms
* banner rollAdjective
(-)- It is a banner achievement for an athlete to run a mile in under four minutes.
- 1965 was a banner year for the company; it produced a million widgets for the first time.
citation, page=16 , magazine=Annual Report of the Trustees of the New Hampshire Missionary Society , publisher=Steam power press of McFarland & Jenks , passage=The year just closed has been the banner year for New-Hampshire Home Missions. The amount raised for the cause is $505,38 more than ever was raised before in any one year. }}
References
*Anagrams
* ----backdrop
English
Noun
(en noun)- The president spoke outside the brick exterior of the firehouse for Ladder Company 10 and Engine Company 10, against the backdrop of a 56-foot-long bronze bas-relief depicting the towers in flames. —
New York Times
citation, page= , passage=Blackpool’s aggregate victory ensures Birmingham are now preparing for a potential summer of change. Manager Chris Hughton has been operating against a backdrop of financial uncertainty all season and last night Peter Pannu, the vice-chairman, announced that the club’s accounts would finally be published next week, and that a new investor had been identified.}}
Verb
(backdropp)- a brilliant sunset backdropping the famous skyline