backcountry

noun

back·​coun·​try ˈbak-ˌkən-trē How to pronounce backcountry (audio)
often attributive
: a remote undeveloped rural area

Examples of backcountry in a Sentence

he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry
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Police said Little, described as an experienced hiker, was located safely in the Snowy Mountains backcountry area near Valentine Hut. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 The inland 48th Congressional District, which stretches from Temecula through some San Diego County suburbs and the backcountry, is one of the key districts the state’s Democrats hope to flip with redistricting. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025 Seafood is a staple in many outdoor athletes’ backcountry kitchen kits. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 10 Sep. 2025 What Wild Land packages standard with the Sky Rover is the type of simple urinal bag backpackers and other backcountry adventurers often carry. New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backcountry

Word History

First Known Use

1746, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of backcountry was in 1746

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“Backcountry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backcountry. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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