back road

American

noun

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

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

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

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

From BBC

Cheika may have his plan to put the skids under New Zealand but, as they showed on a Parisian back road and the city's biggest stage alike, these All Blacks don't mind dirtying their hands to get to a fourth Rugby World Cup title.

From BBC

Christian Martinez, 29, is the first conviction for the U.S. government over the tragedy in San Antonio, where the truck was found on a remote back road in June 2022.

From Seattle Times

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