0 a place in the countryside that is a long way from any town and in which not many people live:
I grew up in the backwoods, with no cable TV and no Internet access.
1 a place that is off by itself, not near to transportation or a larger town:
I grew up in the backwoods of North Carolina.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
the backwoods