Thesaurus results for BACKCOUNTRY

backcountry

noun

ˈbak-ˌkən-trē

Definition of backcountry

as in countryside

a rural region that forms the edge of the settled or developed part of a country he took a month's supplies and headed out to the backcountry

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Recent Examples of backcountry Each of those carried humans — anglers, wildlife viewers, and adventure seekers — who pay up to $5,000 to sleep in the most remote spot in the Lower 48, a broad swath of Wyoming backcountry called the Thorofare. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026 Cell service in Yosemite’s backcountry is unreliable; the closest full-service medical care is outside the park. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Because Delta Lake sits in a remote area, wildlife staff tranquilized the bear with a dart and euthanized it at the scene, then flew its carcass out of the backcountry the following morning. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 According to his backcountry permit, Neil wanted to travel from Boulder Lake to Appleton Pass. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for backcountry

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Noun

Best Natural-Material Pillow The Six Bells Inn brings its cozy countryside aesthetic all the way to the bed, outfitting its guest rooms with Ostermoor mattresses, pillows, and duvets.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Located on a quiet lane, a stay here offers the best of the UK countryside with rolling hills and farmland on one side.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of countryside

Noun

The largest funding rounds are going to the frontier labs and companies doing AI research.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
Near La Guajira’s border with Venezuela, the only police station for miles is a one-story, half-finished building in Castilletes, a few hundred meters from the frontier.

— Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of frontier

Noun

In the fourth grade, Laura had suggested that the Jackrabbits’s meet in the loft rather than in the buggy bushes behind her house, but Carrie had refused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Everywhere are cosseting details like stiffer mounting bushes and extra damping bars.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of bush

Noun

These countries will face the costs of aging at much lower income levels than the advanced economies that aged before them, the report says, noting that in Europe, the same shift took several decades.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Some Southeast Asian countries are trying to leverage their strengths to capture more of the value chain.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of country

Noun

Navigate the biodiverse backwaters of Choctawhatchee Bay or visit Destin, the perfect beach town for kiteboarding and snorkeling.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
No one predicted the sleepy backwater of Sassnitz would be rebranded ‘Crashnitz’ or ‘Smashnitz’ by the end of the first edition of the German Sail Grand Prix last year.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of backwater

Noun

In any event, relocating an entertainment behemoth out of California, to some entertainment hinterland like those states, would be more complicated and certainly costly than staying put.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
At the very least, regionalism marked a spatial recalibration in the literary imaginary, away from European metropoles and national capitals and toward rural hinterlands.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

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