Meanings
wayside1
- not comparableSituated near the side of a road or path.
We stopped at a wayside pub.
1 more example
Many of the wayside stations have staggered platforms, a common arrangement on the S.E.R.
1957 August 28, H. P. White, “The Tonbridge-Hastings Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 529
Wayside2
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Tinton Falls borough and Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
- An unincorporated community in Lynn County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Morrison, Brown County, Wisconsin.
- A sitio in the barangay of Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe side of a road or path.
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Origin
- Middle Englishwaye syde
- Englishwayside
From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἐνόδιος
- ἐνόδιος (enódios)situated near the side of a road
Bulgarian крайпътен
- крайпътен (krajpăten)situated near the side of a road
German Wegrand
- Wegrandsituated near the side of a road
Polish przydrożny
- przydrożnysituated near the side of a road
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Cite this entry
wayside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wayside
“wayside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wayside. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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