Definition of "bypass" []

• A highway or section of a highway that passes around an obstructed or congested area. (noun)
• A pipe or channel used to conduct gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture. (noun)
• A means of circumvention. (noun)
• Electricity See shunt. (noun)
• Medicine An alternative passage created surgically to divert the flow of blood or other bodily fluid or circumvent an obstructed or diseased organ. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "First of all, the need for a bypass is a no-brainer."
• "I think the Massey Rd. connector to the bypass is a great initiative, and will help with major event traffic quite a bit."
• "I've also heard about a new Guadalajara bypass from the east end, heading toward hwy 15 to Colima ...?"