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a little-used secondary road, esp. one through a rural or sparsely populated area.[1780-90, Amer.]
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Universalium. 2010.
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back road — a little used secondary road, esp. one through a rural or sparsely populated area. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * back street/road/lane/ phrase a street/road etc that is away from any main streets His shop was down a little back street. Thesaurus: types … Useful english dictionary
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