byway

byway
Synonyms and related words:
Autobahn, US highway, alley, alleyway, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, back door, back road, back stairs, back street, back way, belt highway, blind alley, boulevard, by-lane, bypass, bypath, byroad, bystreet, camino real, carriageway, causeway, causey, chaussee, circumferential, close, corduroy road, county road, court, crescent, cul-de-sac, dead-end street, departure, detour, deviation, digression, dike, dirt road, discursion, drive, driveway, episode, excursion, excursus, expressway, freeway, gravel road, highroad, highway, highways and byways, interstate highway, lane, local road, main drag, main road, mews, motorway, parkway, pave, paved road, pike, place, plank road, primary highway, private road, right-of-way, ring road, road, roadbed, roadway, roundabout way, route nationale, row, royal road, secondary road, side door, side path, side road, side street, sidetrack, speedway, state highway, street, superhighway, terrace, thoroughfare, through street, thruway, toll road, township road, turnpike, wynd

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  • Byway — By way , n. A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one. Take no byways. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • byway — ► NOUN ▪ a minor road or path …   English terms dictionary

  • byway — [bī′wā΄] n. 1. a road or path other than the main one, esp. one not used very much; side road; bypath 2. a subsidiary activity, line of study, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Byway — A byway is a less traveled side road, as in: *Byway (road), a minor secondary or tertiary road in the UK *National Scenic Byway, a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its historical qualitiesSee Also *Rights of… …   Wikipedia

  • byway — UK [ˈbaɪˌweɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms byway : singular byway plural byways 1) a quiet minor road that is not used by many cars or people the highways and byways of Ireland 2) byways [plural] the less important aspects of a subject a… …   English dictionary

  • Byway — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a topographical name for one whose home was beside a main highway. The surname derives from the Middle English phrase bi the weie , by the road. Topographical surnames were some …   Surnames reference

  • byway — [[t]ba͟ɪweɪ[/t]] byways 1) N COUNT: usu pl A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people. ...the highways and byways of America. ...the narrow city byways. 2) N COUNT: usu pl, usu N of n The byways of a subject are the less… …   English dictionary

  • Byway (road) — See also the disambiguation page Byway A byway in the United Kingdom is a minor secondary or tertiary road. Legal positionByway Open to All Traffic Anchor|BOATIn the United Kingdom, a Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT) is a highway over which the… …   Wikipedia

  • byway — noun Date: 14th century 1. a little traveled side road 2. a secondary or little known aspect or field < meandering more and more in the fascinating byways of learning Times Literary Supplement > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • byway — /buy way /, n. 1. a secluded, private, or obscure road. 2. a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc. [1300 50; ME bywey. See BY1 (adj.), WAY] * * * …   Universalium

  • byway — noun a) a road that is not frequently travelled b) an unpopular or arcane field of study …   Wiktionary

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