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View synonyms for backstreet

backstreet

/ ˈbækˌstriːt /

noun

  1. a street in a town remote from the main roads

  2. (modifier) denoting illicit activities regarded as likely to take place in such a street

    a backstreet abortion

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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