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by-path

or by·path

[ bahy-path, -pahth ]

/ ˈbaɪˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /

noun, plural by-paths [bahy-path z, -pahth z, -paths, -pahths] /ˈbaɪˌpæðz, -ˌpɑðz, -ˌpæθs, -ˌpɑθs/.

a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.

Words nearby by-path

by-election, by-form, by-line, by-name, by-numbers, by-path, by-play, by-plot, by-product, by-road, by-street

Origin of by-path

1325–75; Middle English bi path. See by¹ (adj.), path

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Examples from the Web for by-path

With an inward start she realized that they were on a by-path and beyond call of help.
Sir Christopher|Maud Wilder Goodwin
Thus he hastened away, and went round by a by-path to the hall.
The Trumpet-Major|Thomas Hardy
Then we struck a by-path which presently merged in a hard highway, running, as I judged, south-west by west.
Greenmantle|John Buchan
The last-named village is off the main road to the left, but a by-path can be taken which leads through it.
Wanderings in Wessex|Edric Holmes

During the pursuit he led it through a by-path to intercept a battery spurring down the road at full speed.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals|T. C. DeLeon

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