backroad
nounUK /ˈbæk.rəʊd/
US /ˈbæk.roʊd/
A small road away from the big busy roads.
We took a backroad through the countryside to avoid the traffic.
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2. A quiet, less-traveled route used as an alternative to a main road.
The backroad saved us an hour on our trip.
3. A remote or rural path, often unpaved.
The farm is reached by a dusty backroad.
4. A secret or indirect way of doing something.
He found a backroad into the music business.