by-street

or by·street

[ bahy-street ]

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noun

a side street or a private or obscure street; byway.

Origin of by-street

First recorded in 1665–75; by- + street

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How to use by-street in a sentence

The boarding-house, an old and dilapidated building, was in a bystreet convenient to the harbour.
At Sunwich Port, Complete | W.W. Jacobs
He left his hotel and took a lodging in the nearest bystreet to Mr. Restall's palace at Kensington.
Little Novels | Wilkie Collins
Faustina stood at the opening of the little bystreet and saw the doomed mans heavy tread.
Christ Legends | Selma Lagerlf
It was a spirited sight to see them come leaping fences, tearing around corners, swarming out of every bystreet and alley.
Those Extraordinary Twins | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for bystreet

bystreet

/ (ˈbaɪˌstriːt) /

noun

an obscure or secondary street

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