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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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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Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
After introducing women’s tours in 2022, Insight Vacations now offers trips encompassing ancient Egyptian wonders and Portuguese byways.
—Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
But the scenic byway is also a journey through one of the most ambitious feats of early American road design.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2025
The stars, past and present, made the rounds on the Row, handlers and cameras in tow, each gaggle sweeping up curious civilians and clogging up the narrower byways.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for byway
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“Byway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/byway. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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byway
noun
by·way
ˈbī-ˌwā 
: a little-traveled side road
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