Definitions

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  • noun A secondary road or lane.
  • noun A side lane or alley extending off a main road.

Etymologies

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From by- +‎ lane.

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Examples

  • Revolutions move relentlessly in invisible spirals, of quiet, volcanic, unseen social unrest, in the daily struggles of survival and despair, when the radical turning point is waiting in the next bylane of an unknown village.

    Video of Mass Rally of CPI(M-L)Liberation in New Delhi , 23 rd March ,2007 Abhay N 2007

  • I brought it to a money-lender in a bylane, and I asked for three rupees upon it.

    Life's Handicap Rudyard Kipling 1900

  • Mehra, now retired, lives with his family of 12 in a dingy bylane of Chandni Chowk.

    The Times of India 2010

  • A bylane off Sitaram Ghosh Street would generally be considered a bookworm's haunt.

    WN.com - Business News 2010

  • Anyway, Sandwich & Co is a sweet little four table open air eaterie attached to a deli in a Bandra bylane.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • Mehra, now retired, lives with his family of 12 in a dingy bylane of Chandni Chowk.

    The Times of India 2010

  • "Oh, we just visit the bylane next to the court building, that is our place '," says another court officer.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Mehra, now retired, lives with his family of 12 in a dingy bylane of Chandni Chowk.

    The Times of India 2010

  • However, as is the case in every bylane of Mumbai, suddenly there is another tall building across the road.

    The Times of India 2010

  • Mehra, now retired, lives with his family of 12 in a dingy bylane of Chandni Chowk.

    The Times of India 2010

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