back road

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

street back street road detour circumvention byway alleyway service road bypath byroad circumbendibus

Antonyms

interstate causeway expressway highway boulevard autobahn
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Examples

At Scaniport I followed the cycle signs onto the back road as the evening sun shone beautifully over the hills. Source: Internet

It was not long before we got gridlocked by the parade and had to park on a back road by the lumberyard in town and make our way on foot. Source: Internet

Part of the crew went down the back road into Sekere and the other half headed toward Kolonia. Source: Internet

Take the back road. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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