Thesaurus results for BACKCOUNTRY

backcountry

noun

ˈbak-ˌkən-trē

Definition of backcountry

as in countryside

a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry

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Recent Examples of backcountry Come winter, the conditions are perfect for cross-country and backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, and dogsledding. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2026 Each of those carried humans — anglers, wildlife viewers, and adventure seekers — who pay up to $5,000 to sleep in the most remote spot in the Lower 48, a broad swath of Wyoming backcountry called the Thorofare. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026 Cell service in Yosemite’s backcountry is unreliable; the closest full-service medical care is outside the park. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Because Delta Lake sits in a remote area, wildlife staff tranquilized the bear with a dart and euthanized it at the scene, then flew its carcass out of the backcountry the following morning. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backcountry

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Noun

Elevated viewpoints across the surrounding countryside could make this an intriguing alternative to watching from the crowded coastline.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026
And so began a mother-daughter quest that so far has taken us to a Cypriot mountain village, the British countryside, and playgrounds and arboretums across the United States to find Maya’s 337-strong genetic family and learn more about the syndrome.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of countryside

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Shilov noted that an emerging problem in the AI ecosystem is that basically anyone doing interesting safety work is likely to be contracted by frontier labs, potentially compromising their work.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
The founders intend to keep testing new frontiers, with one tweak to the company’s leadership ranks.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of frontier

Noun

Just before dusk, four or five does walked under the tree, and then a four-point buck followed, stopping beneath me to rub his antlers on a bush.

— Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
Tortoises routinely seek shade under dense bushes, vanish into mangroves, or shelter from the scorching equatorial sun.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of bush

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The country currently exports about 80% of its electricity to other Asian countries like Thailand, China, and Singapore.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026
International funding, Patil says, means long waits, complicated contracts and co-production treaties, and Indian filmmakers end up chasing the same grants as professionals from wealthier countries.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of country

Noun

Navigate the biodiverse backwaters of Choctawhatchee Bay or visit Destin, the perfect beach town for kiteboarding and snorkeling.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
No one predicted the sleepy backwater of Sassnitz would be rebranded ‘Crashnitz’ or ‘Smashnitz’ by the end of the first edition of the German Sail Grand Prix last year.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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