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way·side  (wsd)
n.
The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway.
adj.
Situated at or near the side of a road, way, path, or highway: a wayside inn.
Idioms:
fall by the wayside
To fail to continue; give up.
go by the wayside
To be set aside or discarded because of other considerations.

wayside [ˈweɪˌsaɪd]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)
a.  the side or edge of a road
b.  (modifier) situated by the wayside a 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.waysidewayside - edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside"
edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
Translations
wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd]
A. Nborde m del camino
by the waysideal borde del camino
to fall by the wayside [project] → quedarse en aguas de borraja; [person] → quedarse a mitad de camino
B. CPD [inn] → de carretera; [flowers] → al borde del camino
wayside [ˈweɪsaɪd] n
(= roadside) → bord m de la route
to fall by the wayside (= give up) → abandonner (= be abandoned) → être abandonné(e)
way station n
(= railway station) (US)gare f
(= stopping point on journey) → étape f
wayside [ˈweɪˌsaɪd]
1. nbordo della strada
along the wayside, by the wayside → sul ciglio della strada
to fall by the wayside (fig) → perdersi lungo la strada
2. adj (flowers, cafè) → sul bordo della strada

wayside [ˈweɪˌsaɪd]
1. nbordo della strada
along the wayside, by the wayside → sul ciglio della strada
to fall by the wayside (fig) → perdersi lungo la strada
2. adj (flowers, cafè) → sul bordo della strada


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They do not grow weary nor miss step, nor do they fall out of rank and sink by the wayside to be left contemplating the moving procession.
After sauntering along for some time he discovered the Hare by the wayside, apparently asleep, and seeing a chance to win pushed on as fast as he could, arriving at the goal hours afterward, suffering from extreme fatigue and claiming the victory.
"Very tired," replied Pride, seating himself on a stone by the wayside and mopping his steaming brow.
 
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