OFF THE BEATEN TRACK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does off the beaten track mean? 

• OFF THE BEATEN TRACK (adjective)
  The adjective OFF THE BEATEN TRACK has 1 sense:

1. remote from populous or much-traveled regions

  Familiarity information: OFF THE BEATEN TRACK used as an adjective is very rare.

• OFF THE BEATEN TRACK (adverb)
  The adverb OFF THE BEATEN TRACK has 1 sense:

1. not along the usual route

  Familiarity information: OFF THE BEATEN TRACK used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OFF THE BEATEN TRACK (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remote from populous or much-traveled regions

Synonyms:

off the beaten track; out-of-the-way; out of the way

Context example:

they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort

Similar:

far (located at a great distance in time or space or degree)

• OFF THE BEATEN TRACK (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not along the usual route

Synonyms:

off the beaten path; off the beaten track

Context example:

in order to experience something different, you need to go off the beaten path

 Context examples 

“It is a little off the beaten track, isn’t it?” said he.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)