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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Guardsman Pass — the high-altitude byway famous for its sweeping vistas atop the Wasatch Mountains — has become a forum for less-than-elevated political discourse.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
Situated a mere ten minutes from Hole in the Rock Road, the washboard byway leading to many of Grand Staircase Escalante’s top slot canyons, Ofland Escalante is the ultimate, pet-friendly base camp for exploring the Beehive State’s red-rock country.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
Instead, it was named for a city pioneer, Wilfred Hayden, who farmed in the area in the late 1890s and may have graded the byway that later became Hayden Road.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
The Lone Star state has over 9,500 miles of scenic byways and was the second-cheapest state for three-star hotel room prices near city centers.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
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Erin Alberty, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
Situated a mere ten minutes from Hole in the Rock Road, the washboard byway leading to many of Grand Staircase Escalante’s top slot canyons, Ofland Escalante is the ultimate, pet-friendly base camp for exploring the Beehive State’s red-rock country.
—Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
Instead, it was named for a city pioneer, Wilfred Hayden, who farmed in the area in the late 1890s and may have graded the byway that later became Hayden Road.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
The Lone Star state has over 9,500 miles of scenic byways and was the second-cheapest state for three-star hotel room prices near city centers.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 5 July 2024
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byway
noun
by·way
ˈbī-ˌwā 
: a little-traveled side road
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