Byway definition

bīwā
byways
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A side road.
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A secondary or arcane field of study.
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A road or path other than the main one, esp. one not used very much; side road; bypath.
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A subsidiary activity, line of study, etc.
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A road that is not frequently travelled.
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(by extension) An unpopular or arcane field of study.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
byway
Plural:
byways

Byway Sentence Examples

  • He didn't even mind the caravan of slow moving campers and motor homes that crawled along the summer byway, frequently stopping for photos of the majestic scenery before them.

  • But it is a byway of thought.

  • It is relatively inexpensive here, which, added to the romance, is probably why it has become a byway for poets.

  • Your house is somewhere beyond the crossroads, but as you approach the ancient byway, you realize you are not alone.

  • Bear left around the top of the forest and follow the public byway across the open moorland.

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