backcountry

noun

back·​coun·​try ˈbak-ˌkən-trē 

often attributive

: a remote undeveloped rural area

Synonyms of backcountry

• countryside
• backwoods
• frontier
• bush
• outback
• country
• backwater
• up-country
• hinterland

Examples of backcountry in a Sentence

he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry

Recent Examples on the Web

The large avalanche struck in the late morning as four guides and 11 clients were skiing out to return to civilization at the end of a three-day backcountry-skiing trip to Frog Lake Huts. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

On February 17, 11 skiers and their four guides from Blackbird Mountain Guides (BMG) were returning from a three-day backcountry ski trip in the Castle Peak area of Nevada County when they were caught in an avalanche. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

One was composed of eight women, longtime friends and veteran backcountry skiers, and their two guides. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Claim a tent site beneath the ponderosa pines of Center Lake Campground, park your RV at the Stockade North and Stockade South campgrounds (near the site of an 1874 gold discovery), or rough it with backcountry camping in French Creek Natural Area. — Jess Hoffert, Midwest Living, 5 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for backcountry

• countrie
• country
• intercountry