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Bypass   /bˈaɪpˌæs/   Listen
Bypass

noun
1.
A highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center.  Synonyms: beltway, ring road, ringway.
2.
A surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part).
3.
A conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current.  Synonyms: electrical shunt, shunt.



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"Bypass" Quotes from Famous Books



... after we'd double-checked the idea. In about fifteen minutes, we were all milling around in the engine room, while Wilcox checked through equipment. But there was no question about it. It was even easier than we'd thought. We could simply bypass the cooling unit, letting the engine housings stay open to the between-hulls section; then it was simply a matter of cutting a small opening into that section at the other end of the ship and installing a sliding section ...
— Let'em Breathe Space • Lester del Rey


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