backwood
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈbækˌwʊd/
- US
:
bosque
- But these were not the rough cabins Andrew was used to seeing in the backwoods of Maine.
- backwood roads
- backwood cabin
- trip into the backwoods
Examples
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My father warned us to stay out of the road, but after a hike through the fields and into the backwoods, my students wanted to take a shortcut back to the house.
Fiction book (1997) -
The hiking trail led us deep into the backwoods, far from the noise of the city and into nature's tranquility.
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Sometimes you just need to hang out in the backwoods with no TV, with fun people and good food.
Blog text (25) -
Do not come to the backwoods cabin.
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In the backwoods of Romania.
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I have a friend who moved to Maine as one of the many young homesteaders to settle the backwoods of Maine in the '70s.
Blog text (23) -
Unlike other DNR campsites in state parks and recreation areas, these backwoods sites cannot be reserved online.
Blog text (9) -
Rounding a bend on the dirt and gravel road in the backwoods of the Upper Valley area of Vermont, Wynona.
Academic text (1998) -
He loves to go camping in the backwoods of North Carolina, where the air is fresh and the scenery is breathtaking.
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After driving for hours, we finally reached the backwoods, a perfect spot for a peaceful retreat away from civilization.
Synonyms
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1.0
A large area of land covered mostly with trees and bushes
835
1.0
An area with many trees where people can walk
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1.0
An area of land covered with many trees and low plants
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3.8
A natural area not changed by people and without people living there
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4.6
A place far from towns and people
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2.0
An area outside towns with few people and open land used for farming
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2.6
Land with many trees and bushes, not a deep forest
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6.2
A wild area far from towns and roads, like a mountain
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5.5
An area of land left in its natural state and not built on
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9.4
A distant land far beyond the sea
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3.8
A small area of land with trees often used to grow wood or shelter animals
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5.1
Land covered with trees used to make wood
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5.7
A remote wild area far from towns and roads
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2.8
Land that has many trees or is kept to grow trees
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4.1
A wild area with bushes and small trees, often in Australia
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7.0
A remote place with few people and many trees
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9.6
A distant part of a farm often about forty acres used for grazing or crops
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9.3
A very remote area far from towns and cities
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
A thick natural forest left alone by people
A flat area with trees and wet sandy soil that often floods
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Backwood comes from back ('behind' or 'remote') and wood ('forest'), meaning the woods that are 'at the back' or far away. So a backwood place is a remote, undeveloped forest area far from towns.