byway
Americannoun
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a secluded, private, or obscure road.
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a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc.
noun
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a secondary or side road, esp in the country
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an area, field of study, etc, that is very obscure or of secondary importance
Etymology
Origin of byway
Example Sentences
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Aurora Expeditions, a small ship tour operator focused on polar travel, became certified in 2024, joining other travel companies like the lodging company Sawday’s, and tour companies Selective Asia and Byway.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024
Founded in 2020, flight-free travel company Byway Travel has seen demand for its services grow from 173 bookings in 2021, to 2,200 for this year.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023
Cat Jones is the founder and chief executive of flight-free travel agency Byway Travel.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023
Farther north, a road trip on the Stevens Pass Greenway/National Scenic Byway takes visitors through the Cascades, where a hike brings you to Bridal Veil Falls’ translucent sheets of water down a 100-foot rock face.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022
Highway, where the Sun is wide; Byway, where the lost ones hide, Byway, where the Soul must hark, Byway, dreadful with the Dark: Can you nothing do with Man?
From The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows by Peabody, Josephine Preston
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