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Meaning of one-horse town | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and offering very few or no attractions.

US, idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“It's surrounded by beautiful wilderness, but otherwise it's just a one-horse town.”
“The journey took 48 hours with a stopover in a Bates-style motel in the one-horse town of Marblemount – the last services for 70 wild miles of boscage and bears.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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