back road
See also: backroad
English
Noun
back road (plural back roads)
- A secondary road, a little-used road, a road through rural areas sometimes used as an alternative to main roads.
- There was too much traffic on the highway, so I used a back road. It was very scenic, but I had to keep the speed down.
- 1988, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Orange Crush”, in Green:
- I knew it all. I knew every back road and every truck stop.
Translations
a secondary road, a little used road
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