Meanings
- uncountableAn area of the countryside that is relatively accessible rather than remote.
Existing visitor facilities for both frontcountry areas experience crowding during the summer season, when the park receives most of its visitation, […]
1995, United States. National Park Service. Denver Service Center, Draft, Frontcountry Development Concept Plan, page I1 more example
Recreationists use either the frontcountry or the backcountry—or both. The standard definition of “frontcountry” is an area that can be reached in a day. You do not stay out overnight.
2014, Andrew Gulliford, Outdoors in the Southwest: An Adventure Anthology, page 54Antonyms: backcountry, upcountry, hinterland
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn area of the countryside that is relatively accessible rather than remote.
Origin
From front + country, coined to contrast with backcountry.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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