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Synonyms for by-lane


Grammar : Noun
Spell : lohn-suh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈloʊn səm



Définition of by-lane

Origin :
  • 1640s, from lone + -some (1). Related: Lonesomeness.
  • As in side street : noun small street
Example sentences :
  • He had read much history, and every by-lane and every court had associations for him.
  • Extract from : « The Evolutionist at Large » by Grant Allen
  • After crossing a field they struck a path which led them eventually into a by-lane.
  • Extract from : « The Luckiest Girl in the School » by Angela Brazil
  • At the foot of it a by-lane branched off towards the creek-side.
  • Extract from : « News from the Duchy » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • It was quite dark now, but she knew her direction, and turned up a by-lane where she would be unlikely to meet troopers.
  • Extract from : « The Madcap of the School » by Angela Brazil
  • She parted with me under the moonlit Citadel, at the head of a by-lane leading to the Trapps' cottage.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Reaching and crossing this, I found myself in a by-lane leading back into the high road.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • And the old woman vanished down a by-lane, leaving Raphael utterly bewildered.
  • Extract from : « Hypatia » by Charles Kingsley
  • No longer did he pass his tradesmen in the street with eyes averted, or make a cowardly escape down a by-lane to avoid them.
  • Extract from : « The Scarlet Feather » by Houghton Townley
  • He was holding her there when Farmer Ashby turned out of a by-lane and followed close behind them.
  • Extract from : « The Tysons » by May Sinclair
  • I was not aware when my horse turned off from the main road into the by-lane that led through the Halloway place to my own home.
  • Extract from : « The Spectre In The Cart » by Thomas Nelson Page

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