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 only drivable route near Camp River Glen now is a one-lane dirt back road.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
She said the A9 had been treated like a forgotten back road, rather than the "spine of Scotland" linking central parts of the country with the Highlands.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2023
They ditched the car miles from the festival, held on a farm in Bethel, N.Y., and continued down a back road on foot.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
It is the back road to the Sierras and the main route from southern California to Reno and Lake Tahoe.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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