BACK STREET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does back street mean? 

• BACK STREET (noun)
  The noun BACK STREET has 1 sense:

1. a narrow street with walls on both sides

  Familiarity information: BACK STREET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACK STREET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A narrow street with walls on both sides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alley; alleyway; back street

Hypernyms ("back street" is a kind of...):

street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)

 Context examples 

The band on the pier is playing a harsh waltz in good time, and further along the quay there is a Salvation Army meeting in a back street.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)