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)
In a few minutes they reached the by-road to the left.
From A Hero of Li?ge by Strang, Herbert
About an hundred paces behind them, and running into the wood to the right, was a by-road, down which the suspicious troop disappeared.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Ingemann, Bernhard Severin
Here he found that another by-road or lane crossed his path, but there was no sign of any one passing; the cottage itself looked deserted.
From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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