Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An uninhabited or sparsely inhabited area, especially one not accessible by roads or regular public transportation.
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- noun A remote region; the
boondocks .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He even did what he calls backcountry surgery on himself.
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Nothing like hunting from a pack-in backcountry camp with family and good friends.
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Shane the other wolves were killed in backcountry units, the season started earlier there.
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Nothing like hunting from a pack-in backcountry camp with family and good friends.
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Shane the other wolves were killed in backcountry units, the season started earlier there.
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I have been solely focusing on tarpon and have been finding a good number of fish laid up in backcountry basins and cruising the Atlantic fish lanes.
Florida: The Weather Gods Are Smiling Tim Romano 2007
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Tourists should not hike alone in backcountry areas, nor walk alone on lightly-frequented beaches, ruins or trails.
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Tourists should not hike alone in backcountry areas, nor walk alone on lightly-frequented beaches, ruins or trails.
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Tourists should not hike alone in backcountry areas, nor walk alone on lightly-frequented beaches, ruins or trails.
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Tourists should not hike alone in backcountry areas, nor walk alone on lightly-frequented beaches, ruins or trails.
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