Definition of Byroad

1. Noun. A side road little traveled (as in the countryside).

Exact synonyms: Bypath, Byway
Generic synonyms: Road, Route

Definition of Byroad

1. n. A private or obscure road.

Definition of Byroad

1. Noun. A road less frequented than a highway; a byway. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Byroad

1. a side road [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Byroad

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byre
byreman
byremen
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byrl
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byrlaw
byrlaws
byrled
byrling
byrls
byrnie
byrnies
byroad (current term)
byroads
byroom
byrooms
bys
bysen
byshop
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byspel
byspell
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byssaceous
byssal

Literary usage of Byroad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Yorkshire Dales by Ron Scholes (2006)
"&km) Leave Sedbergh on the byroad north in the centre of the town opposite the church. This lane runs along the western slopes of the Howgill Fells in the ..."

2. Yorkshire Dales and Moorsby Martyn Hanks, Ron Scholes by Martyn Hanks, Ron Scholes (2000)
"Crossing the A684, the byroad climbs up to Worton Scar, ... The byroad continues along the fellside terrace before descending to join the A684 and the ..."

3. Cases on Procedure, Annotated: Common Law Pleading by Edson Read Sunderland (1914)
"The court said: "The gravamen is the obstruction of a byroad, ... The in.iury to him was the depriving him of the use of the byroad by reason of such ..."

4. The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin and an Account of Its Progress Down by Alexander William Kinglake (1868)
"... to be a byroad diverging from the true road; line of march — a byroad degenerating, after a time, to a mere track, and at last disappearing altogether. ..."

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