byway

[ bahy-wey ]

/ ˈbaɪˌweɪ /

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noun

a secluded, private, or obscure road.

a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc.

Origin of byway

1300–50; Middle English bywey.See by¹ (adj.), way¹

Words nearby byway

by the way, Bytom, bytownite, by turns, by virtue of, byway, by way of, by weight, byword, by word of mouth, by-work

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Example sentences from the Web for byway

Nine went mounted to the home of Mrs. Whitehead and six others went along a byway to the home of Henry Bryant.
A Social History of The American Negro|Benjamin Brawley
Certainly the principle of selectivity is a byway of possibilities.
Artificial Light|M. Luckiesh
Then Domini set out towards the garden, avoiding the village street, and taking a byway which skirted the desert.
The Garden Of Allah|Robert Hichens
John Steele looked around; in a byway he saw the lighted window of a cheap oyster buffet.
Half A Chance|Frederic S. Isham

He says nothing, therefore; but, bending to his oars, pulls on up the byway.
Gwen Wynn|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for byway

byway

/ (ˈbaɪˌweɪ) /

noun

a secondary or side road, esp in the country

an area, field of study, etc, that is very obscure or of secondary importance

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单词	byway
释义	byway [ bahy-wey ] / ˈbaɪˌweɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR byway ON THESAURUS.COM noun a secluded, private, or obscure road. a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc. Origin of byway 1300–50; Middle English bywey.See by¹ (adj.), way¹ Words nearby byway by the way, Bytom, bytownite, by turns, by virtue of, byway, by way of, by weight, byword, by word of mouth, by-work Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for byway Nine went mounted to the home of Mrs. Whitehead and six others went along a byway to the home of Henry Bryant. A Social History of The American Negro\|Benjamin Brawley Certainly the principle of selectivity is a byway of possibilities. Artificial Light\|M. Luckiesh Then Domini set out towards the garden, avoiding the village street, and taking a byway which skirted the desert. The Garden Of Allah\|Robert Hichens John Steele looked around; in a byway he saw the lighted window of a cheap oyster buffet. Half A Chance\|Frederic S. Isham He says nothing, therefore; but, bending to his oars, pulls on up the byway. Gwen Wynn\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for byway byway / (ˈbaɪˌweɪ) / noun a secondary or side road, esp in the country an area, field of study, etc, that is very obscure or of secondary importance 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 Words related to byway roadway, boulevard, thoroughfare, route, street, artery, expressway, avenue, highway, pathway, aisle, lane, procedure, track, rail, direction, passage, trail, line, road
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byway

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