byway

[ bahy-wey ]

noun

1. a secluded, private, or obscure road.
2. a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc.

byway

/ ˈbaɪˌweɪ /

noun

1. a secondary or side road, esp in the country
2. an area, field of study, etc, that is very obscure or of secondary importance

Word History and Origins

Origin of byway¹

1300–50; Middle English bywey. See by (adj.), way ¹

Example Sentences

From byways that connect multiple adventure capitals to remote stretches that take you to stunning vistas far from the crowds, we’ve chosen our favorite scenic roadway in every state to help you plan your next drool-worthy drive.

From Outside Online

If you don’t mind country byways and dirt roads, you could rent a tractor for the day from a local equipment company.

From Popular-Science

Along the byway are little towns that time forgot, like Historic Smithville and Tuckerton Seaport, and cranberry and blueberry farms that share their bounty from roadside stands.

From Outside Online

When the road itself is a national park, you know you’re traveling a special scenic byway.

From Outside Online

Here are five of the West Coast’s most wild and scenic byways.

From Outside Online

On our return from Helmsley, we noticed a byway leading across the moorland with a sign-board pointing the way "to Coxwold."

From Project Gutenberg

It meant that he knew every trail and byway for miles about Temple Camp.

From Project Gutenberg

Everything appealed to me; every broad way and byway in the vast forest of life sent me galloping down it in exploration.

From Project Gutenberg

The roads were sometimes good, and sometimes as execrable as a colonial byway in winter, with mud up to the axles.

From Project Gutenberg

I am sorry to hear it: the Duc de Noailles should not forsake the high road for such a byway.

From Project Gutenberg

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