byroad

noun

Definition of byroadnext
as in alley

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  1. alley
  2. walkway
  3. passageway
  4. alleyway
  5. bypath
  6. byway
  7. shortcut
Noun
  • Grand Prairie police arrested a homicide suspect who ran from the scene where a man was shot to death in an alley on Saturday night, police said.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
  • Goldin, who appeared in 11 Heat games as a rookie, was very solid on Friday, blocking a shot by Maliq Brown and then blocking a shot on an alley oop.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of alley
Noun
  • In nearby Altadena, another wind phone sits in a wooden framed telephone booth with vertical glass windows at the end of a brick walkway.
    — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The brick walkway from the street leads to the main entrance, a Connecticut River Valley doorway that is elaborate, unique, and beautiful.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
Definition of walkway
Noun
  • The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its sitting in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters.
    — Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 28 June 2026
  • The global community has long considered the strait an international passageway, despite its location in Iran and Oman’s territorial waters.
    — Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of passageway
Noun
  • The boy escaped the alleyway and ran to tell his mother what had happened and to notify the police.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Detectives reviewed surveillance footage, which showed a white SUV entering the alleyway.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
Definition of alleyway
Noun
  • The new focus on the canals was rehabilitation by master plan, with every planter positioned, every café table in conformity with rules of access, every bypath checked for liability, every inspiration — however lovely — thrashed out by committee.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
Definition of bypath
Noun
  • Popular activities include hiking and camping, with scenic byway drives and an annual astronomy festival also available.
    — Scott Bay, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Although little known outside western Pennsylvania, this historic byway remains central not only to American history but also American innovation.
    — Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of byway
Noun
  • Unable to safely film inside Iran, the filmmakers turned to AI as a storytelling tool rather than a production shortcut.
    — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The real payoff of raising backyard chickens Backyard chickens aren’t a shortcut to free eggs.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of shortcut
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