back road
nounUK /ˈbæk ˌɹəʊd/ · US /ˈbæk ˌɹoʊd/
1
A secondary road, a little-used road, a road through rural areas sometimes used as an alternative to main roads.
- There was too much traffic on the highway, so I used a back road. It was very scenic, but I had to keep the speed down.
- I knew it all. I knew every back road and every truck stop.1988, R.E.M., “Orange Crush”, in Green: