byways

noun

plural of byway
as in highways

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  1. highways
  2. lanes
  3. roads
  4. streets
  5. thoroughfares
  6. paths
  7. roadways
  8. avenues
Noun
  • By exchanging ownership, McCall would be able to implement more pedestrian safety measures, such as bike lanes and walking routes that are not standard for state highways, Youmans said.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Critically, these investments also improve North Carolina roads, highways, and bridges.
    — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of highways
Noun
  • That five-year project between El Toro Road and State Route 73 added new lanes in each direction between Avery and Alicia parkways and a second carpool lane from Alicia Parkway to El Toro Road.
    — Heather McRea, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All Southbound lanes of Junipero Serra are closed to all traffic due to the Light Pole blocking all lane.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of lanes
Noun
  • The aircraft could help teams assess affected areas and deliver essential supplies when roads become difficult to navigate.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fallen trees blocked forest roads, snow forced them to abandon some attempts and return later, and on one climb, a navigation error sent them up the wrong side of the peak.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of roads
Noun
  • However, messaging from organizations and informal networks involved in the protests suggests that demonstrators intend to return to the streets during the weekend.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of leaning into French Indochina, the design draws on Hanoi's craft traditions, the Red River, lacquer art, and the city's historic guild streets to create a distinctly contemporary expression of Vietnamese luxury.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of streets
Noun
  • Chu recommends the side streets near popular thoroughfares for less traffic and therefore more generous candy offerings.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting long lineups snake out from working gas stations into the main thoroughfares of Moscow and other Russian cities.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of thoroughfares
Noun
  • The company has been stretching to meet customers’ needs and was reviewing different financial paths to expand production and become more competitive, Solidigm said in a statement Friday.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Plazas and landscaped paths create room to pause between destinations.
    — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of paths
Noun
  • Days of this relentless wave action could worsen ongoing beach erosion, especially in parts of the Outer Banks, where homes have crumbled into the sea in recent years and roadways have washed away.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Low-lying roadways are likely to be flooded, requiring barricades.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of roadways
Noun
  • In April 2025, Brad Smith announced that Microsoft would challenge any government order to suspend its European cloud operations through available legal avenues, including the courts.
    — Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • While looking for work after finishing school, Tony finds rejection in all avenues of British society despite being born and raised in the country.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
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