"outway" meaning in All languages combined

See outway on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: outways [plural]
Etymology: out + way Etymology templates: {{compound|en|out|way}} out + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} outway (plural outways)
  1. (rare) A way out; an exit or outlet. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-outway-en-noun-o-odK~sk
  2. (Internet) The path outbound from the LAN (Local Area Network) to the WAN (Wide Area Network). Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-outway-en-noun-kYcfDKpt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: outweigh

Inflected forms

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