Definitions

byway

[bahy-wey] / ˈbaɪˌweɪ /

NOUN

course

Synonyms

STRONGEST

circuit direction line road route track trail way

STRONG

aisle aqueduct boards canal conduit duct flow groove itinerary lap movement orbit passage range run rut scope stream tack trajectory watercourse

Antonyms

STRONG

inaction

NOUN

detour

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deviation diversion

STRONG

branch bypass bypath circuit circumnavigation circumvention crotch divergence fork substitute

WEAK

alternate route back road circuitous route circumbendibus roundabout way runaround secondary highway service road temporary route

NOUN

lane

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artery avenue boulevard expressway highway pathway roadway route street thoroughfare

STRONG

alley drive parkway passage throughway thruway turnpike

WEAK

back street

NOUN

path

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aisle avenue direction highway lane line passage pathway procedure rail road roadway route street track trail walkway

STRONG

artery beat boulevard crosscut drag footpath groove pass rut shortcut stroll terrace thoroughfare walk

WEAK

beaten path

Antonyms

STRONG

closing

WEAK

blockage

NOUN

road

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artery avenue boulevard course drive expressway highway lane line parking lot pathway pavement roadway route street subway thoroughfare track trail way

STRONG

alley asphalt cobblestone concrete crossroad direction drag parkway passage pike terrace throughway thruway turnpike viaduct

WEAK

back street dragway main drag

NOUN

roadway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artery asphalt avenue boulevard expressway freeway highway lane parking lot path pathway pavement route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare turnpike viaduct

STRONG

cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive line parkway passage pike throughway thruway track trail way

WEAK

back street dragway main drag

NOUN

route

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avenue course direction itinerary journey line passage road track trail way

STRONG

beat beeline circuit detour digression divergence meandering pavement pike rambling range round rounds run tack

WEAK

short cut

NOUN

side street

Synonyms

WEAK

alley backstreet by-street bylane bypath byroad bystreet side road

NOUN

street

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avenue boulevard court highway lane pavement place road roadway route thoroughfare track trail

STRONG

artery drag drive parkway passage row stroll terrace turf way

WEAK

back alley dead end

NOUN

superhighway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artery expressway freeway pathway roadway subway thoroughfare turnpike viaduct

STRONG

asphalt avenue boulevard cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive highway lane line parkway passage path pavement pike route street terrace throughway thruway track trail way

WEAK

back street dragway main drag parking lot

NOUN

thruway

Synonyms

STRONG

artery asphalt avenue boulevard cobblestone concrete course crossroad direction drag drive expressway freeway highway lane line parkway passage path pathway pavement pike roadway route street subway superhighway terrace thoroughfare throughway track trail turnpike viaduct way

WEAK

back street dragway main drag parking lot

NOUN

trail

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aisle pathway road route stream train

STRONG

footpath footprints footsteps groove mark marks rut scent spoor stroll tail trace wake way

WEAK

beaten track

NOUN

walk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

course path road street track trail

STRONG

aisle alley avenue boardwalk boulevard bricks bypath catwalk cloister court crossing esplanade footpath gangway lane mall passage pavement pier platform promenade sidewalk

NOUN

way

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alternative approach course line path progress road trend

STRONG

access admission admittance advance artery avenue bearing boulevard channel distance door entrance entry extent gate gateway headway highway ingress journey lane length march movement opening orbit passage pathway progression ride room row space street stretch tendency thoroughfare track trail walk

WEAK

elbowroom entrée forward motion stone's throw thataway

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Aurora Expeditions, a small ship tour operator focused on polar travel, became certified in 2024, joining other travel companies like the lodging company Sawday’s, and tour companies Selective Asia and Byway.

From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2024

Founded in 2020, flight-free travel company Byway Travel has seen demand for its services grow from 173 bookings in 2021, to 2,200 for this year.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

Cat Jones is the founder and chief executive of flight-free travel agency Byway Travel.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2023

Another seasonal road, Chinook Scenic Byway, is only open for another few weeks.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2022

Highway, where the Sun is wide; Byway, where the lost ones hide, Byway, where the Soul must hark, Byway, dreadful with the Dark: Can you nothing do with Man?

From The Singing Man A Book of Songs and Shadows by Peabody, Josephine Preston

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