backcountry
19
6.2
- noun
- /ˈbækˌkʌntri/
- US
:
zona remota
- Hikers love to explore the backcountry for its breathtaking views and solitude.
Examples
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The park starts taking requests for backcountry camping at the beginning of the calendar year.
Blog text (12) -
Why don't we take it easy and drive around the backcountry roads... and see the sights for a while?
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Give us a call when you get through the backcountry.
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What are we doing out here in the backcountry?
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We knew nothing of this conflict when we arrived and found ourselves just another pair of backcountry tourists.
Fiction book (1997) -
The high school volunteers live in tents in the backcountry and cook their own meals.
Academic text (1990) -
During John Muir's time, artists, writers, and scientists went into the backcountry, into the wilderness.
Blog text (5) -
Dan Oberlatz and I have been traveling in the backcountry of AK since 1992.
Blog text (25) -
We are exploring an unnamed, sparsely visited side canyon in the rugged backcountry of Utah's Nine Mile Canyon.
Academic text (2007) -
We spent the weekend camping in the backcountry, enjoying the natural beauty away from civilization.
Synonyms
142
2.8
An area of land that is natural and not changed by people
129
3.8
A natural area not changed by people and without people living there
91
4.6
A place far from towns and people
26
1.0
In an area away from towns and cities with farms and small villages
7
8.4
A remote forest area far from towns and roads
4
5.5
An area of land left in its natural state and not built on
2
9.4
A distant land far beyond the sea
1
5.7
A remote wild area far from towns and roads
1
9.8
A place far from towns and people
1
7.0
A remote place with few people and many trees
1
9.3
A very remote area far from towns and cities
1
9.9
Far from towns and cities, often in the Australian outback
A rural area far from towns and cities with few people
Areas far from towns or cities where few people live and life is often hard
How Remote
129
3.8
- Australian
38
5.9
- US
19
6.2
136
1.1
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1.0
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word backcountry comes from back ('behind') and country ('land' or 'rural area'), and as a noun it names the land 'behind' the towns, the remote, wild area where you might hike or camp.