wayside

[ wey-sahyd ]
/ ˈweɪˌsaɪd /

noun

the side of the way; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, path, etc.; roadside.

adjective

being, situated, or found at or along the wayside: a wayside inn.

Origin of wayside

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at way1, side1

Example sentences from the Web for wayside

British Dictionary definitions for wayside

wayside
/ (ˈweɪˌsaɪd) /

noun

  1. the side or edge of a road
  2. (modifier) situated by the waysidea wayside inn
fall by the wayside to cease or fail to continue doing something of the nine starters, three fell by the wayside
go by the wayside to be put aside on account of something more urgent

Idioms and Phrases with wayside

wayside

see fall by the wayside.