byroad
Britishnoun
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But the two-lane Lincoln that preceded the turnpike was rendered obsolete when its four-lane cousin was completed, a forgotten footnote in the byroads of American history.
From Washington Times
As you read this, hackers are working diligently to uncover avenues, inroads and byroads to get into your confidential corporate data.
From Forbes
His amiable interrogation continues, as he navigates down an icy, tree-lined byroad.
From BBC
That to the right must be the byroad along which the Uhlans had ridden to cut them off.
From Project Gutenberg
This narrowed the search to east and west roads, from which, however, many byroads diverged, so that it left them utterly at sea.
From Project Gutenberg
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