byroad
Off main thoroughfare
A byroad is a side road or secondary route, less traveled than a main highway.
It suggests rural or back-country paths: We took the byroads to avoid traffic.
The word shares territory with byway, both evoking quieter, less direct routes through the landscape.
Designated travel strip
- trackPath or monitored route
- backroadMinor rural thoroughfare
- rural routePostal path through farmland
- back laneNarrow rear street
cart track · crossroad · fork · branch · turnoff · thoroughfare · passage
Kept out of sight
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- quietLacking in sound
- untraveledNever having journeyed
forgotten · out-of-the-way · backwoods · rural · off-the-beaten-path · undiscovered · tranquil · peaceful
Alternate path around obstruction
- diversionRedirection of attention
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
- indirectNot straight or immediate
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- narrowOf small width
- scenicOffering beautiful views
- twistingRotating with distortion
serpentine · curving · rolling · undulating · rutted · dusty · overgrown · tree-lined
lane
Designated travel strip
- trackPath or monitored route
- backroadMinor rural thoroughfare
- rural routePostal path through farmland
back lane · cart track · crossroad · fork · branch · turnoff · thoroughfare · passage
hidden
Kept out of sight
untraveled · forgotten · out-of-the-way · backwoods · rural · off-the-beaten-path · undiscovered · tranquil · peaceful · solitary
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
- diversionRedirection of attention
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- roundaboutCircular junction for traffic
winding
Curving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- narrowOf small width
- scenicOffering beautiful views
twisting · serpentine · curving · rolling · undulating · rutted · dusty · overgrown · tree-lined · hedgerow
- backroadsbackroad, lane, country lane, jeep trail, narrow lane
byroadhighway
Major road for travel
main road · motorway · freeway · expressway · arterial road