by-path

or by·path

[ bahy-path, -pahth ]

/ ˈbaɪˌpæθ, -ˌpɑθ /

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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.

Nearby words

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 bypath

It was the fault of your disordered brain that we wandered off on that bypath, but, thanks be to Heaven!
Samuel Brohl & Company|Victor Cherbuliez
I craned my neck, uneasy at not being able to see the gate nor any part of the bypath.
My Little Sister|Elizabeth Robins
Presently he saw Tom gliding slowly along a bypath, and get over the gate into the lane.
The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth
We will be explorers, though all the highways have their guideposts and every bypath is mapped.
Craftsmanship in Teaching|William Chandler Bagley

She had not long to wait, for Lewis came down the Avelin side by a bypath from Etterick village.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan

British Dictionary definitions for bypath

bypath

/ (ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ) /

noun

a little-used path or track, esp in the country

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