bypass
/ˈbaɪpæs/ noun C1- A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.
- A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).
- The act of going past or around.
- A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture.
- An electrical shunt.
- An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass.
Plural bypasses
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However, the olfactory system completely bypasses this neurological checkpoint, taking a far more direct route through the brain.
The ability to bypass severe traffic congestion or locate a specific address in an unfamiliar city is an undeniable triumph of modern engineering.
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