back street

/bæk strit/
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Other forms: back streets

Definitions of back street
  1. noun
    a narrow street with walls on both sides
    synonyms: alley, alleyway
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    type of:
    street
    a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
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