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Definition of Back street
1. Noun. A narrow street with walls on both sides.
Definition of Back street
1. Noun. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre. ¹
2. Noun. A secret, clandestine or illegal scene. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Back Street
Literary usage of Back street
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Record of the Streets, Alleys, Places, Etc. in the City of Boston by Boston (Mass.) Street laying-out dept (1910)
"*back street, Dor. and W. Rox., 1840; from Blue Hill avenue to Hyde Park hne;
after annexation of Dorchester westerly line of back street made boundary line ..."
2. The History of Portland, from 1632 to 1864: With a Notice of Previous by William Willis (1865)
"Franklin street was laid out in 1756 from Middle to back street, ... From Back
street to Back Cove a street was laid out on the same course with Fiddle ..."
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