Word: Bypass
How to pronounce: ˈbaɪpɑːs
Noun
Definitions:
1. A road passing around a town or its center to provide an alternative route for through traffic.
Example sentences: "The opportunity of providing a town centre bypass along the former railway line to the east of the buildings in High Street has now disappeared."
2. A secondary channel, pipe, or connection to allow a flow when the main one is closed or blocked.
Example sentences: "Power was restored to the effected racks via a manual bypass onto raw mains at approximately 10: 01 hrs."
3. The alternative channel created during a bypass operation.
Example sentences: "I had a bypass last year so have been building up my strength"
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Go past or around.
Example sentences: "Bypass the farm and continue to the road"
Synonyms:
detour
circumvention
roundabout
ringway
shunt
get round
skirt
go round
avoid
sidestep
dodge
circumvent
beat
circumnavigate
ignore
disregard
pass
pass over
diversion channel
double circuit
overlook
forget
shortcut
overpass
Antonyms:
unbypass
Derivations:
bypassing
bypassed
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Bypass in Other Languages...
Spanish: Bypass
German: Umgehen
French: Contourner
Italian: Bypassare
Turkish: Atlama
