Noun
backcountry (countable and uncountable, plural backcountries)
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
Coordinate term: frontcountry
All of a sudden you have this feeling of clarity. Backcountry snowboarding has really done a lot to boost that feeling in me. Craig Kelly
When I'm in the Switzerland backcountry and nobody around looks like me, people were like, 'Can I touch your hair?' Dhani Jones
All overnight camping below the rim requires a backcountry permit from the Backcountry Office (BCO). citation Each year Grand Canyon National Park receives approximately 30,000 requests for backcountry permits. Source: Internet
But with ten years of backcountry skiing experience, he'd become acutely aware of the need for more access to information to help people navigate this dangerous terrain. Source: Internet
Before the film festival next Sunday Superior Highlands Backcountry will be hosting a learn to backcountry ski program at Chester Bowl in Duluth. Source: Internet
As the large majority of people in the Beat movement had urban backgrounds, writers like Ginsberg and Kerouac found Snyder, with his backcountry and manual-labor experience and interest in things rural, a refreshing and almost exotic individual. Source: Internet