by-road
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of by-road
Example Sentences
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At first I think somewhat strange, but soon I see that there be only one such by-road.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
At the meeting of the path with the by-road the patrol-leader stopped.
From Billy Barcroft, R.N.A.S. A story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
By following this by-road to Burris Hill, the chances are that we see them winding along at our feet; the fox generally runs from this cover to the scrub beneath Nephin.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) by Lever, Charles James
He got into the by-road that skirts the marsh, and to the gate which he had always used for entrance.
From The Terror A Mystery by Machen, Arthur
Altogether more important than the grapes were the huckleberries, for which, also, we four times out of five took this same famous by-road.
From A Rambler's lease by Torrey, Bradford
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