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byway

[ bahy-wey ]

noun

  1. a secluded, private, or obscure road.
  2. a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc.


byway

/ ˈbaɪˌweɪ /

noun

  1. a secondary or side road, esp in the country
  2. 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of byway1

1300–50; Middle English bywey. See by (adj.), way 1
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Example Sentences

As I walked through the well-organized, welcoming tents and clean byways, I felt so proud of the students, staff and faculty who collectively made this happen.

Mr. Thornton, who has lived in the area for about 40 years, uses scanners and cameras to get bird’s-eye views of the highways and byways.

Department of Transportation as a national scenic and historic byway.

In her waking hours — treading a muddy village byway, casting an eye across a desolate field — hope pulses in her like a beating heart: that she might somehow find him.

The next morning, two from Hallow’s Eve, Miss Pam arrives at a back gate at Lumen Field, strutting down a byway between two 20-yard television trucks.

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