bypath

A noun referring to a secondary or less direct path or route, often used to avoid the main road.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Nebenweg oder einen weniger direkten Weg oder eine Route bezeichnet, der oft genutzt wird, um die Hauptstraße zu umgehen.

1. Secondary or less-traveled road C1 formal british

   A road or path that is not the main route; a side road.

   • They took a bypath to avoid the heavy traffic on the highway.
   • The village is accessible only by a narrow bypath through the woods.
   • He preferred the quiet bypath over the busy main road.

   🇩🇪Nebenweg

   Synonyme: byroadbywaylaneside road

2. Indirect or alternative method C2 formal british

   A less direct or unconventional way of achieving something.

   • She found a bypath to success through her unique skills.
   • The company took a bypath to market dominance by focusing on niche products.
   • His career followed a bypath rather than the traditional corporate ladder.

   🇩🇪Umweg

   Synonyme: alternativeback doorbywaydetourroundabout way

   Antonyme: directnessmainstream

• bypaths plural form
• bypaths' possessive plural form
• bypath's possessive singular form