Meaning & use
Backcountry
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A remote, sparsely populated rural area, especially wilderness far from towns or roads.
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They spent a week hiking through the backcountry with only what they could carry.
Rangers warned visitors about grizzly activity in the backcountry this season.
A note on using this word
In skiing and mountaineering, "backcountry" specifically refers to unpatrolled terrain outside marked resort boundaries.
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