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—
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The Times Literary Supplement (London)Examples of byway in a Sentence
I prefer to take byways to town.
He's traveled the highways and byways of this country.
the byways of the art world
The book chronicles some of the interesting byways of legal history.
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Like blue jeans and apple pie, it's so embedded in the culture that travelers from around the world plan a road trip just to experience our open highways and byways.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
Highway 101 becomes a winding, bucolic byway out here, hugging the shore for the grandest of road trips.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
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Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2024
Highway 101 becomes a winding, bucolic byway out here, hugging the shore for the grandest of road trips.
—Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byway. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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byway
noun
by·way
ˈbī-ˌwā 
: a little-traveled side road
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