back road

bæk rəʊd

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Definition of back road - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

small country road in rural areas

The back road led us through beautiful farmland.

byway

lane

track

country routesecondary road with little traffic

We took a back road to avoid the traffic.

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small country road in rural areas
secondary road with little traffic

Expressions with road

rocky road

type of ice cream containing nuts and marshmallows

She enjoyed a bowl of rocky road after dinner..

high road

dignified or honorable course of action

She chose to take the high road and forgive him.

road warrior

frequent business traveler

As a road warrior, she visits three cities a week.

royal road

easy way to achieve a goal

Studying regularly is the royal road to success.

fork in the road

place where a road splits into two

We stopped at the fork in the road to decide our route.

long road ahead

actual long journey to undertake

There's a long road ahead to reach the campsite.

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back lane

road

narrow road or path at the back of buildings

Examples of back road in a sentence

The back road was narrow and winding through the hills.
Farmers often use the back road for transporting goods.
Cyclists prefer the back road for a peaceful ride.

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French:route secondaire, petite route, ...
German:Nebenstraße, Hinterstraße, ...
Italian:strada secondaria, ...
Spanish:camino rural, camino secundario, ...
Portuguese:estrada secundária, ...
Chinese:乡间小路, 偏僻小路, ...
Japanese:裏道, 脇道, ...
Arabic:طَرِيق فَرْعِيّ رِيفِيّ, طَرِيق فَرْعِي, ...
Hebrew:כְּבִישׁ צִדְדִי, דֶּרֶךְ צִדְדִית, ...
Russian:проселочная дорога, ...
Ukrainian:польова дорога, другорядна дорога, ...
Hindi:देहाती सड़क, कम-आवागमन वाली सड़क, ...
Bengali:গ্রামীণ রাস্তা, অপ্রধান রাস্তা, ...
Catalan:camí rural, camí secundari, ...
Czech:vedlejší silnice, ...
Danish:bivej, sidevej, ...
Dutch:binnenweg, binnendoorweg, ...
Greek:αγροτικός δρόμος, δευτερεύων δρόμος, ...
Hungarian:mellékút, ...
Khmer:ផ្លូវជនបទតូច, ផ្លូវលំ, ...
Korean:뒷길, 이차 도로, ...
Persian:راه روستایی, جاده فرعی, ...
Polish:boczna droga, ...
Portuguese (BR):estrada secundária, ...
Romanian:drum secundar, drum lăturalnic, ...
Swedish:bakväg, ...
Thai:ถนนชนบท, ...
Turkish:arka yol, ...
Vietnamese:đường quê, đường phụ, ...

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