by-path
or by·path
a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway.
Origin of by-path
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How to use by-path in a sentence
The gun now pointed up the by-path, and there was an opening in the bush through which Kate could see for some distance.
What Might Have Been Expected | Frank R. StocktonThe object became now a pursuit, and he strained his eyes to see if by some by-path he could not succeed in gaining on the chase.
Gerald Fitzgerald | Charles James LeverWith an inward start she realized that they were on a by-path and beyond call of help.
Sir Christopher | Maud Wilder GoodwinBut that is a literary by-path which leads to the history of fiction.
Great Ralegh | Hugh De SelincourtLewis walked by her side down the by-path towards Glenavelin.
The Half-Hearted | John Buchan
British Dictionary definitions for bypath
/ (ˈbaɪˌpɑːθ) /
a little-used path or track, esp in the country
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