Meaning of Byway | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.
2. A road that is not frequently travelled.
3. a little-known or arcane field of study or detail.
   broadly

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: back road, back street, back lane”

“Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible ...”

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