by-path

or by·path

[ bahy-path, -pahth ]

/ ˈbaɪˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /

noun, plural by-paths [bahy-pathz, -pahthz, -paths, -pahths]. /ˈbaɪˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs/.

a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.

Origin of by-path

1325–75; Middle English bi path.See by¹ (adj.), path

Words nearby by-path

bypass, bypass capacitor, bypass engine, bypass ratio, bypast, by-path, by-play, by-plot, by-product, Byrd, Byrd Land

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Example sentences from the Web for by-path

With an inward start she realized that they were on a by-path and beyond call of help.
Sir Christopher|Maud Wilder Goodwin
Thus he hastened away, and went round by a by-path to the hall.
The Trumpet-Major|Thomas Hardy
Then we struck a by-path which presently merged in a hard highway, running, as I judged, south-west by west.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
The last-named village is off the main road to the left, but a by-path can be taken which leads through it.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

During the pursuit he led it through a by-path to intercept a battery spurring down the road at full speed.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon

British Dictionary definitions for by-path

bypath

/ (ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ) /

noun

a little-used path or track, esp in the country

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单词	by-path
释义	by-path or by·path [ bahy-path, -pahth ] / ˈbaɪˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ / noun, plural by-paths [bahy-pathz, -pahthz, -paths, -pahths]. /ˈbaɪˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs/. a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway. Origin of by-path 1325–75; Middle English bi path.See by¹ (adj.), path Words nearby by-path bypass, bypass capacitor, bypass engine, bypass ratio, bypast, by-path, by-play, by-plot, by-product, Byrd, Byrd Land Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for by-path With an inward start she realized that they were on a by-path and beyond call of help. Sir Christopher\|Maud Wilder Goodwin Thus he hastened away, and went round by a by-path to the hall. The Trumpet-Major\|Thomas Hardy Then we struck a by-path which presently merged in a hard highway, running, as I judged, south-west by west. Greenmantle\|John Buchan The last-named village is off the main road to the left, but a by-path can be taken which leads through it. Wanderings in Wessex\|Edric Holmes During the pursuit he led it through a by-path to intercept a battery spurring down the road at full speed. Four Years in Rebel Capitals\|T. C. DeLeon British Dictionary definitions for by-path bypath / (ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ) / noun a little-used path or track, esp in the country Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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