backstage vs off the grid

backstage

adv
  • Out of view of the public. 

  • Towards the area behind the stage. 

noun
  • The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms. 

  • The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise. 

adj
  • Secret, concealed from the public. 

  • Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage. 

off the grid

adv
  • In or into a clandestine or isolated situation or place, especially one in which public communication is curtailed. 

  • Secretly; in a clandestine manner. 

  • In or into a situation or place in which electricity from the public electricity system is not used. 

adj
  • Not connected to a publicly available communication system, such as the World Wide Web or a mobile telephone network. 

  • Isolated; in a remote location; in seclusion; not participating in some official process or system. 

  • Not using electricity from the public electrical supply system. 

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