Byways

Synonyms for "byways" (6 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
alternative routeback road

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
country lane

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
side pathside roadsidetrack

Related word relations

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3 relation types

More general

4 entries

More specific

8 entries
alternative routebranch pathcountry lanedetourdirt trackgravel roadrural roadsidetrack

Collocations

6 entries
back roadscountry bywaysminor bywaysrural bywayssecondary routesside roads

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Then trembling seized me and, amidst my fear, / what power I know not, but some power unkind / confused my wandering wits, and robbed me of my mind. / For while, the byways following, I left / the beaten track, ah! woe and well away! / my wife Creusa lost me – whether reft / by Fate, or faint or wandering astray, / I know not.

Source: tatoeba (6881874)

Holmes’ knowledge of the byways of London was extraordinary.

Source: tatoeba (7453154)

There, in the slum's alleys and byways, hundreds of tiny businesses flourish.

Source: tatoeba (11854474)

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