frontcountry

noun

Etymology

From front + country, coined to contrast with backcountry.

Definitions

  1. An area of the countryside that is relatively accessible rather than remote.

    • Existing visitor facilities for both frontcountry areas experience crowding during the summer season, when the park receives most of its visitation, […]
    • 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.

The neighborhood

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