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

Word History and Origins

Origin of byway¹

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

Example Sentences

On our return from Helmsley, we noticed a byway leading across the moorland with a sign-board pointing the way "to Coxwold."

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It meant that he knew every trail and byway for miles about Temple Camp.

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Everything appealed to me; every broad way and byway in the vast forest of life sent me galloping down it in exploration.

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The roads were sometimes good, and sometimes as execrable as a colonial byway in winter, with mud up to the axles.

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I am sorry to hear it: the Duc de Noailles should not forsake the high road for such a byway.

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