bypath

/ ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Specialization “leads the individual, if he follows it unreservedly, into bypaths still further off from the highway where men, struggling together, develop strength,” John Dewey, the philosopher and education reformer, wrote in 1902.

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She read on, following the commentary through the mazy paths it led her on, until she came to: Keeping still is the mountain; it is a bypath; it means little stones, doors, and openings.

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So we wandered about, following bypaths that led from one small "possession" to another; and never, after we left it, returning to the highroad until it was time to return home.

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He drove Scrope before him along a bypath, leaving the Parson standing alone in the moonlight.

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He wanders into the bypaths of association because the bypaths are delightful.

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Related Words

• course 
• path 
• road 
• street 
• track 
• trail