back road

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back road

/ˈbæk ˌɹəʊd/ UK
/ˈbæk ˌɹoʊd/ US

noun 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.

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noun a secondary road, a little used road

Deutsch	Nebenstraße, Seitenstraße

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@misc{back_road_2026,
  title = {back road},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back%20road},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}