back road
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of back road
An Americanism dating back to 1780–90
Example Sentences
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I installed seat belts so I can put my 2-½-year-old daughter’s car seat in back for slow back road drives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
The crash involving a silver Peugeot 107 happened at about 01:20 BST on a back road at Haldon near Exeter Racecourse, Devon and Cornwall Police said.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
The only drivable route near Camp River Glen now is a one-lane dirt back road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
That agreement closed a loophole that had allowed thousands of asylum-seeking immigrants to move between the two countries along a back road linking New York state to the Canadian province of Quebec.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 16, 2023
The best idea would be to run to the back of the property, past Tío Toni’s casita, and take the back road to the crowded marketplace.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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