byroad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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About half a mile farther, where a byroad turned off towards Fairfield, the riders came upon a remarkable group in high debate over a donkey—Lady Latimer, Gampling the tinker, and the rural policeman.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]
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.
It cleared the suburbs, and, striking into a byroad that traversed the chapparal, arrived at a lone rancho, the same where Rosita had been taken before—for it was Josefa who again carried her away.
From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.
At first I think somewhat strange, but soon I see that there be only one such byroad.
From Dracula by Stoker, Bram
I rode slowly, my mind being filled with forebodings, and I was only roused from my preoccupation by the sudden appearance of a horseman at the turning of a byroad leading from Bridgenorth.
From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert
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