back street

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noun

a street apart from the main or business area of a town.

Compare side street.

Origin of back street

First recorded in 1630–40

Words nearby back street

backstitch, backstop, backstory, back straight, backstrap loom, back street, backstretch, backstroke, backstroker, backswept, backswimmer

Definition for back street (2 of 2)

back-street

[ bak-street ]

/ ˈbækˌstrit /

adjective

taking place in secrecy and often illegally: back-street political maneuvering; back-street drug dealing.

Origin of back-street

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example sentences from the Web for back street

Personally, he was subjected to no further annoyance, and soon forgot that unpleasant experience in the back-street.
The Secret Glory|Arthur Machen
He made his escape through Back-street, through the (then great) gate, into the Marsh, and gott into France.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey
The “Sporting Doctor” hails from a back-street in the Blackfriars-road.
The Seven Curses of London|James Greenwood
Its mother ran shrieking out of some back-street hard by, in time to see the little bleeding body carted up in a mangled heap.
The Sorrows of Satan|Marie Corelli

You just didn't go up to the Tower of Zeus looking like a back-street brawler.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett

British Dictionary definitions for back street

backstreet

/ (ˈbækˌstriːt) /

noun

a street in a town remote from the main roads

(modifier) denoting illicit activities regarded as likely to take place in such a streeta backstreet abortion

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Idioms and Phrases with back street

back street

Also, back alley. A less prominent or inferior location; also, a scene of clandestine or illegal dealings. For example, The highway department is very slow to clear snow from the back streets, or Before they were made legal, abortions were often performed in back alleys. Although back street literally means “one away from the main or business area of a town or city,” this term, from the early 1600s, became associated with underhanded dealings, and back alley, from the mid-1800s, is always used in this sense.

单词	back street
释义	back street SEE SYNONYMS FOR back street ON THESAURUS.COM noun a street apart from the main or business area of a town. Compare side street. Origin of back street First recorded in 1630–40 Words nearby back street backstitch, backstop, backstory, back straight, backstrap loom, back street, backstretch, backstroke, backstroker, backswept, backswimmer Definition for back street (2 of 2) back-street [ bak-street ] / ˈbækˌstrit / adjective taking place in secrecy and often illegally: back-street political maneuvering; back-street drug dealing. Origin of back-street First recorded in 1895–1900 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for back street Personally, he was subjected to no further annoyance, and soon forgot that unpleasant experience in the back-street. The Secret Glory\|Arthur Machen He made his escape through Back-street, through the (then great) gate, into the Marsh, and gott into France. Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)\|John Aubrey The “Sporting Doctor” hails from a back-street in the Blackfriars-road. The Seven Curses of London\|James Greenwood Its mother ran shrieking out of some back-street hard by, in time to see the little bleeding body carted up in a mangled heap. The Sorrows of Satan\|Marie Corelli You just didn't go up to the Tower of Zeus looking like a back-street brawler. Pagan Passions\|Gordon Randall Garrett British Dictionary definitions for back street backstreet / (ˈbækˌstriːt) / noun a street in a town remote from the main roads (modifier) denoting illicit activities regarded as likely to take place in such a streeta backstreet abortion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with back street back street Also, back alley. A less prominent or inferior location; also, a scene of clandestine or illegal dealings. For example, The highway department is very slow to clear snow from the back streets, or Before they were made legal, abortions were often performed in back alleys. Although back street literally means “one away from the main or business area of a town or city,” this term, from the early 1600s, became associated with underhanded dealings, and back alley, from the mid-1800s, is always used in this sense. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to back street roadway, boulevard, thoroughfare, route, street, artery, expressway, avenue, highway, pathway, lane, course, track, drive, parking lot, trail, pavement, subway, way, line
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back street

noun

Origin of back street

Words nearby back street

Definition for back street (2 of 2)

adjective

Origin of back-street

Example sentences from the Web for back street

British Dictionary definitions for back street

noun

Idioms and Phrases with back street

Words related to back street