back streets

A form of back street — A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of back street
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APA

back streets. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20streets

MLA

“back streets.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20streets. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back streets,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20streets.

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