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byway

[bahy-wey]

noun

  1. a secluded, private, or obscure road.

  2. a subsidiary or obscure field of research, endeavor, etc.



byway

/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /

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

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of byway1

1300–50; Middle English bywey. See by (adj.), way 1
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Following the murder of her best friend, she’s forced to outrun the mob in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, traversing the byways of America while solving murders along the way.

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The inquiry into social justice merely continued down more inward byways.

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The coca farmers, along with miners and other allies, shut down La Paz, erecting roadblocks on all major highways and byways in and out of the capital and choking the economy.

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As I walked through the well-organized, welcoming tents and clean byways, I felt so proud of the students, staff and faculty who collectively made this happen.

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Mr. Thornton, who has lived in the area for about 40 years, uses scanners and cameras to get bird’s-eye views of the highways and byways.

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