byroad

noun

Definition of byroadnext
as in alley

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for byroad
  1. alley
  2. walkway
  3. passageway
  4. alleyway
  5. byway
  6. shortcut
Noun
  • After over two years of planning, delays, and construction, Gilroy celebrated the transformation of a back alley into a public pedestrian plaza in a move that officials say will bring new life into downtown and serve as a hub of activity in the city.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • That offers more of a buffer from the single-family homes on the other side of the alley.
    Thomas Gounley, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of alley
Noun
  • Ewald said this is especially needed to protect the safety of employees who often have to fix broken streetlight boxes and equipment and to ensure paths and walkways are visible during dark hours.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 16 Nov. 2024
  • The group spoke about Trina Cunningham, a DPW worker who was killed on the job in 2019 after falling through a grated walkway.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of walkway
Noun
  • Those viruses proceed to reproduce while infecting the cells lining our nasal passageways.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Such lean staffing is something of a necessity: the Bowery Market, a onetime auto-body shop on a busy NoHo corner, hosts four near-microscopic food stalls arranged around a broad open-air passageway.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024
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  • Which means the city’s Downtown First Thursdays event is back to serve up a bunch of free fun from 5 to 10 p.m. on 2nd Street, between Howard and Market streets (and several adjoining alleyways).
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Wander the squares and alleyways of the centre with a guide using the Bordeaux city pass, and don't miss sights like the opera house, cathedral or Place de la Bourse.
    Jaymi McCann, theweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of alleyway
Noun
  • The man allegedly claimed he was injured and partially submerged in water, per police, and a call led police to the Charles Hall Bridge on a mountain byway.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Hood River is a hub of recreation in the Columbia River Gorge and a launching point for adventures in the nearby Cascade Mountain Range, including Mt. Hood and the surrounding fruit and wine byway.
    Will McGough, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of byway
Noun
  • Visual effects are employed throughout, but unlike with so many films groaning under the weight of CG eyesores, digital technology is used less as a shortcut than as enhancer, or for specific purposes like dropping in talking animal characters and stitching together composite shots.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Keyboard shortcuts work well and are customizable, too.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of shortcut
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