/ Dictionary / Index B by-path: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: by-path Pronunciation: (bī'path", -päth"), [key] — pl. -paths a private path or an indirect or secondary course or means; byway. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: by-path (Thesaurus) bypast by-play Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language