byroad

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noun

A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.

Similar
bywaybypath
OriginEnglish road ← Middle English rode ← Old English rād →
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Meanings

nounbyroad (plural byroads)

plural byroads · alternative by-road

  1. A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

Similar
bywaybypath
Broader
roadroute
Also see
bypathbyway

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishby-
  2. Proto-Germanic*raidō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*raidu
  4. Old Englishrād
  5. Middle Englishrode
  6. Englishroad
  7. Englishbyroad

From by- + road.

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Translations

Finnish sivutie
  • sivutiea road less frequented than a highway
Hungarian mellékút
  • mellékúta road less frequented than a highway
Icelandic afvegur
  • afvegura road less frequented than a highway
Irish cúlbhóthar, fobhóthar
  • cúlbhóthara road less frequented than a highway
  • fobhóthara road less frequented than a highway
  • seachróda road less frequented than a highway
Latin dēverticulum
  • dēverticuluma road less frequented than a highway
Malay jalan kecil
  • jalan kecila road less frequented than a highway
Polish podrzędna droga
  • podrzędna drogaa road less frequented than a highway
Scottish Gaelic frith-rathad
  • frith-rathada road less frequented than a highway

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

boardybroadyboyard
Cite this entry
APA

byroad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byroad

MLA

“byroad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byroad. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “byroad,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/byroad.

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