a byway.

A way other than the highway; a side road; a secluded, private, obscure, or unfrequented way.

A byway; (also in extended use) a remote or inaccessible place.

A path or way diverging from or to the side of a main road; a byway. Also (and in earliest use) figurative.

A way at the back, or leading to the back, of any place; hence, an indirect, roundabout way, a by-path.

A byway or bypath; a turning out of the main way or straight course. Also figurative.

A byway; a way out, means of exit. Obsolete.