bypath
Quiet alternate trail
A bypath is a side road or secondary trail, less traveled than the main route.
The word appears most often in the phrase bypaths and byways, suggesting obscure or indirect routes.
Figuratively, bypaths are digressions or minor branches of inquiry: scholarly bypaths that lead nowhere.
Tined eating tool
- branchDivision or woody limb
- offshootDerivative outgrowth
- spurIncentive or heel device
- tributaryStream entering larger river
junction · split · intersection · crossroads · branching · deviation · detour · alternate
Designated travel strip
- trackPath or monitored route
- trailPath through wilderness
- bridlewayTrack for horse riders
- towpathCanal-side walking route
hedgerow · country · pastoral · rustic · woodland · meadow · dirt · unpaved
Set apart, private
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- obscureUnknown to most
- veiledConcealed or obscured
- covertIntentionally concealed
tucked-away · secret · overgrown · forgotten · unmarked · neglected · unfrequented · lonely
Following a winding course
- circuitousIndirect, winding path
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- twistingRotating with distortion
- curvingBending in arc
sinuous · tortuous · zigzag · rambling · snaking · labyrinthine · crooked · indirect
Efficiency-boosting method
- directUndeviating or to guide
- alternativeAnother available choice
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
- passageSegment of text
fork
Tined eating tool
tributary · junction · split · intersection · crossroads · branching · deviation · detour · alternate · diversion
lane
Designated travel strip
towpath · hedgerow · country · pastoral · rustic · woodland · meadow · dirt · unpaved · grassy
secluded
Set apart, private
covert · tucked-away · secret · overgrown · forgotten · unmarked · neglected · unfrequented · lonely · quiet
meandering
Following a winding course
- circuitousIndirect, winding path
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- twistingRotating with distortion
curving · sinuous · tortuous · zigzag · rambling · snaking · labyrinthine · crooked · indirect · roundabout
timesaver
Efficiency-boosting method
- directUndeviating or to guide
- alternativeAnother available choice
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
passage · escape · workaround
bypathmain road
Primary vehicular thoroughfare
highway · direct route · thoroughfare · straight path · direct path
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