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backstreets

backstreetnoun

backstreets

countable; a minor or less frequented street

Translations

They explored the winding backstreets of the old quarter.

Они исследовали извилистые переулки старого квартала.

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Definitions

A narrow, minor, or less frequented street situated away from the main thoroughfares of a town or city.

They explored the winding backstreets of the old quarter.

backstreetadjective

Definitions

Secret, illicit, or conducted out of public view, especially to avoid legal oversight.

She was forced to seek a backstreet abortion.

Located on or characteristic of a minor or less prominent street; shabby or low-status.

The hotel was in a backstreet neighborhood far from tourist areas.