back road

noun

1. a little-used secondary road, especially one through a rural or sparsely populated area.

Word History and Origins

Origin of back road¹

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

Alice, not her real name, claimed her instructor made her cover her eyes with a Covid mask after driving to a back road and also told her he would "bite her ear if she sped".

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Nestled on a back road in the tawny foothills of Santa Barbara County, the elegant estate is one in a long string of luxury homes owned by wealthy Democratic Party donors that have hosted the Bidens in recent years.

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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.

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In the end, on 11 December, I drove with a colleague along a back road to Nuseirat.

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Davis’ handcuffed body was found by the side of a snowy Vermont back road.

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