English Explanatory Dictionary

back street

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
  2. A secret, clandestine, or illegal scene.

Word forms

back street back streets

Synonyms

mean streets

Antonyms

main street thoroughfare arterial road highway

Derived words

back-street abortion
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