noun
Meaning 1
A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
byroad
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noun
Meaning 2
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: byway, bypath
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: road, route
History
Etymology
From by- + road.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: sivutie — a road less frequented than a highway
- Hungarian: mellékút — a road less frequented than a highway
- Icelandic: afvegur — a road less frequented than a highway
- Irish: cúlbhóthar — a road less frequented than a highway
- Irish: fobhóthar — a road less frequented than a highway
- Irish: seachród — a road less frequented than a highway
- Latin: dēverticulum — a road less frequented than a highway
- Malay: jalan kecil — a road less frequented than a highway
- Scottish Gaelic: frith-rathad — a road less frequented than a highway