by-path

or by·path

[bahy-path, -pahth]

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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.

Origin of by-path

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

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Related Words for bypath

trail, track, course, street, path, road, deviation, diversion, esplanade, avenue, catwalk, boulevard, court, pavement, passage, platform, promenade, alley, gangway, footpath

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Historical Examples of bypath

"He did so; left the road and escaped by some bypath," replied Captain Raymond.
Elsie's Journey on Inland Waters
Martha Finley
I craned my neck, uneasy at not being able to see the gate nor any part of the bypath.
My Little Sister
Elizabeth Robins
With a heartfelt exclamation of thanksgiving, he turned into this bypath.
The Girl in the Mirror
Elizabeth Garver Jordan
The next moment they all turned their horses into the bypath.
Edwy the Fair or the First Chronicle of Aescendune
A. D. Crake
They bring the presentation of proof into a bypath so that the essential problem of evidence is left behind.
Criminal Psychology
Hans Gross

British Dictionary definitions for bypath

bypath

noun

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

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