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wayside en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈweɪsaɪd/

Etymology

From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Situated near the side of a road or path.
    • We stopped at a wayside pub.
    • Many of the wayside stations have staggered platforms, a common arrangement on the S.E.R. 1957 August 14, H. P. White, “The Tonbridge-Hastings Line and its Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 529:

Translations (4)

de Wegrand (situated near the side of a road) · grc ἐνόδιος (situated near the side of a road) · bg крайпътен (situated near the side of a road) · pl przydrożny (situated near the side of a road)

wayside en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈweɪsaɪd/

Etymology

From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.

Meanings

  1. The side of a road or path.
    • Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.
  2. A rest area.

Forms

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waysides Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

wayside pulpit · wayside cross · fall by the wayside · go by the wayside

Synonyms

roadside

Translations (1)

cho abaiya (side of a road or path)