byroad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The route of the column was by a byroad, between Doue and Montreuil.
From No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee by Wood, Stanley L.
Where the Fontanes highroad crosses the byroad to Sainte Lesse they were halted by a dusty column moving rapidly west—four hundred American mules convoyed by gendarmerie and remount troopers.
From Barbarians by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
At first I think somewhat strange, but soon I see that there be only one such byroad.
From Dracula by Stoker, Bram
The tavern-keeper said he saw such a couple turn into the byroad in front of his place, and wondered at it, for it was rare to see anybody enter that road.
From The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 by Sellar, Gordon
The party stopped at a small tavern on a byroad in Virginia, to rest the horses.
From Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools by Blaisdell, Albert F.
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