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 And all of the groups admit that the spirit of outdoor adventure is also driving them to walk into the backcountry searching for gold. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Mar. 2025 Only 3 miles from Main Street in downtown Breckenridge there is a trailhead that leads not only to backcountry joy, but a greater appreciation for the town’s 19th-century mining history. John Meyer, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025 The long-wheelbase Mercedes-Benz Sprinter camper manages to pack both luxurious comfort and backcountry grit, looking good all the while. New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025 The National Park Service recommends keeping the following things in mind when exploring the backcountry: Be alert and aware of your surroundings and pay attention to signs. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backcountry
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Noun
  • The first video of that cool-looking personal aircraft, which doesn’t require a pilot’s license, featured Patan several years ago flying over Italy’s Tuscany countryside.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 May 2025
  • Vietnamese officials say the relationship with the U.S. is anchored in American efforts to address war legacies such as Agent Orange contamination and unexploded ordnance in the countryside that still threaten lives.
    Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The advertising frontier represents yet another example of how crypto casinos operate in regulatory gray areas, constantly adapting to reach audiences globally from day one.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Phoenix 1, a prototype spacecraft built by German company Atmos Space Cargo, rode to the final frontier on April 21 via SpaceX's Bandwagon-3 rideshare mission.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The island is thick with bush, and there are many places for a small dog to hide.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Lamb’s residence was fenced and shielded from view by bushes.
    Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But now, gin’s gone global, with new flavors popping up everywhere, from the Aussie outback to the U.S. West Coast.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Read Next World Armless creature with clawed toes found in Australian outback.
    Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • It's been just a tremendous loser for this country.
    Bonnie Bolden, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Employers in host countries benefit from a steady stream of cheap labor to work their bars, coffee machines and ski resorts.
    Frey Lindsay, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Most botanists from the mid-19th century viewed their study as a research backwater.
    Alla Katsnelson, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Take the short two-mile drive to Taylor Lake to see one of the river’s scenic backwater lakes.
    Jenna Blough, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2025
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  • In The Bulwark, Jonathan V. Last emphasized the strategic advantage of a movement that makes its way from the hinterlands toward Washington.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Each has its own habitués, its own charm, its own scene: Giglio Island; the Monte Argentario peninsula; and a long stretch of beach, dune, and rural hinterland that centers on a cute hill town called Capalbio.
    Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backcountry. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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