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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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
Fayette Station Road, a winding 100-year-old byway that meanders through hardwood forest, provides vistas that are second to none.
—Emily Pennington, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Croatia’s coast and inter-island byways (there are more than 1,200 islands) buzz with mega yachts, including Jeff Bezos’ 417-foot-long sailing yacht—the world’s largest—that cost the Amazon founder half a billion dollars.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Simply put, its spiciness is meant to be devoured on the go, while driving along the stretches of scenic highways and byways between Baton Rouge and Beaumont.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2024
Her downbeat side has been too much stressed, maybe due to a general tendency among writers to valorize the darker byways of modernism.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The redevelopment of the ITD campus has played a significant part in CCDC’s plans for its district along State Street and the city of Boise’s attempts to revitalize and build up the busy commuter byway.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Feb. 2024
After a months-long closure due to winter storm damage, a major stretch of Angeles Crest Highway has reopened, restoring public access to a variety of trails and mountain vistas along the scenic byway through the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
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
Fayette Station Road, a winding 100-year-old byway that meanders through hardwood forest, provides vistas that are second to none.
—Emily Pennington, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024
Croatia’s coast and inter-island byways (there are more than 1,200 islands) buzz with mega yachts, including Jeff Bezos’ 417-foot-long sailing yacht—the world’s largest—that cost the Amazon founder half a billion dollars.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Simply put, its spiciness is meant to be devoured on the go, while driving along the stretches of scenic highways and byways between Baton Rouge and Beaumont.
—Michelle Darrisaw, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2024
Her downbeat side has been too much stressed, maybe due to a general tendency among writers to valorize the darker byways of modernism.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
The redevelopment of the ITD campus has played a significant part in CCDC’s plans for its district along State Street and the city of Boise’s attempts to revitalize and build up the busy commuter byway.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 9 Feb. 2024
After a months-long closure due to winter storm damage, a major stretch of Angeles Crest Highway has reopened, restoring public access to a variety of trails and mountain vistas along the scenic byway through the San Gabriel Mountains.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
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byway
noun
by·way
ˈbī-ˌwā 
: a little-traveled side road
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