Definitions for back street
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back′ street′
a street apart from the main or business area of a town. Cf. side street.
Origin of back street:
1630–40
back•streetˈbækˌstrit(adj.)
taking place in secrecy and often illegally:
backstreet political maneuvering.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of backstreet:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
alley, alleyway, back street(noun)
a narrow street with walls on both sides
Wiktionary
back street(Noun)
A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
back street(Noun)
A secret, clandestine or illegal scene.
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