preliminaryway

noun
UK /prɪˈlɪmɪnəri weɪ/
US /prɪˈlɪməneri weɪ/

A preliminaryway is a first path you take before the real one.

We walked along the preliminaryway to reach the big road.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A first set of steps done before the main work.

The preliminaryway of the project helped us plan.

3. An early method used to test an idea.

They tried a preliminaryway to see if the plan would work.

4. A short practice route before the main journey.

The hikers took a preliminaryway around the lake.