wayside
noun/ˈweɪsaɪd/
Frequency rank: #13,266 most common English word
Meaning
the area at the side of a road or path; often used in the phrase 'fall by the wayside' meaning to fail or be abandoned.
Example sentence
The small café by the road had fallen by the wayside after years of neglect.
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