Byway

//ˈbaɪweɪ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.

    "Near-synonyms: back road, back street, back lane"

  2. 2
    a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) wordnet
  3. 3
    A road that is not frequently travelled.
  4. 4
    a little-known or arcane field of study or detail. broadly

    "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 ..."

Etymology

From Middle English bywey, equivalent to by- + way.

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