backcountry

noun
/ˈbækˌkʌntɹi/

Etymology

From back + country.

Definitions

  1. A remote region

    A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible.

    • Near-synonyms: upcountry, interior, hinterland
    • Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both. The standard definition of “frontcountry” is an area that can be reached in a day. You do not stay out overnight.
    • Even his family didn't know exactly where he was; he'd told them Thorndike, but he hadn't mentioned that he was heading to the backcountry, and he hadn't s[ecofoed how long he'd be away;

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for backcountry. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA