bypass
noun
a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
by-pass
-
a variation of
bypass.
Example Sentences
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A walking tour was launched last year after villagers noticed fans risking their safety near a busy by-pass while en route to nearby Twemlow Viaduct, where the singer apparently had his first kiss.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025
"It's on the by-pass so it's not going to create any traffic in the town center. McDonald's are pretty good at keeping their sites clean. I don't see it as a problem."
From Fox News ● Sep. 17, 2019
The NCI’s so-called by-pass budget is generally seen as a “wish list” by Congress, but lawmakers have yet to match its requested amount with actual appropriations—and the pattern is likely to continue this year.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 18, 2015
Their mother had triple by-pass surgery in 2010 and is in fragile health.
From Forbes ● Feb. 23, 2015
So now it's our turn to by-pass a fuel stop!
From Treachery in Outer Space by Louis Glanzman
