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byway

noun

by·​way ˈbī-ˌwā How to pronounce byway (audio)
1
: a little traveled side road
2
: a secondary or little known aspect or field
meandering more and more in the fascinating byways of learning The Times Literary Supplement (London)

Example Sentences

I prefer to take byways to town. He's traveled the highways and byways of this country. the byways of the art world The book chronicles some of the interesting byways of legal history.
Recent Examples on the Web Backtrack via Prairie City, then on to Bates, and turn north onto Highway 7, a scenic byway that meanders through the southern Blue Mountains. The Editors, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2020 Whatever your plans, take advantage of your position near the scenic byway’s northern terminus, and plan at least one day to drive the entire length of the park and back. The Editors, Outside Online, 12 July 2021 The rest of the dynamic experience also feels better adapted to highway than byway. Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 24 June 2022 The historic scenic byway of U.S. Route 201, called the Old Canada Road, covers 78 miles from Fairfield to the Canadian border. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 18 June 2020 Once an ancient aboriginal trail, the path became a well-trodden byway for the workmen who built the Gilded Age mansions. Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 24 May 2022 This lakeside city serves as the gateway to the Creole Nature Trail, a lengthy scenic byway that spans more than 180 miles across southwestern Louisiana. Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022 The Natchez Trace Parkway is a scenic byway that runs through Tennessee and Alabama before cutting into Mississippi. Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2022 Minnesota’s devotion to Bunyan — which includes claims to his birthplace being in Bemidji, multiple statues and even a scenic byway — could be related to when Bunyan stories made their way into print and popular culture. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of byway was in the 14th century

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