Definition of backcountry
: a remote undeveloped rural area
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Examples of backcountry in a Sentence
he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
Recent Examples of backcountry from the Web
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Since then, all the volunteer departments in the backcountry, but one, have been absorbed by the county and their stations have been manned by professional Cal Fire staff.
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What troubled Isaak was less the danger of skiing off jumps in the backcountry than how others might perceive the video.
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Heading into challenging backcountry is no longer like crossing into hostile terrain.
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But the burning of special places in Arizona’s backcountry is beginning to seem almost systematic.
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The sky was clear, the temperature mild and the jagged peaks in Canada’s backcountry were dusted with snow.
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The phrase is from a 2002 paper by Ian McCammon, who sought to explain why avalanches are often triggered by knowledgeable backcountry skiers who should know better.
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Snow flurries hit the Santa Cruz Mountains early Monday and piled up to 4 inches in some areas of the Big Sur backcountry.
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Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area Two backcountry campsites are accessible off the Ice Age Trail in this recreation area in northwestern Wisconsin.
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First Known Use of backcountry
1746
backcountry Synonyms
Synonyms
backland(s), backwater, backwoods, bush, frontier, hinterland, outback, up-country;
Related Words
boonies [slang], boondocks, country, countryside, sticks;
Phrases
(the) back of beyond;
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