By the route of.
Synonyms: through, via
From Shakespeare to Milton by way of the English Bible, our language has been shaped by humanist ideas.
For the purpose of; as a means of; as an instance of; as a type or form of.
By way of apology, he tried to be gallant.
By way of qualification, I should point out that…
(UK, often followed by being) Possessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of; in the state or condition of.
Source: en.wiktionary.org1849 saw an emigration of Protestant religious exiles from Madeira to the United States, by way of Trinidad and other locations in the West Indies. Source: Internet
1st patrol For her first patrol, U-462 departed Kiel on 23 July 1942 and arrived at St. Nazaire in occupied France on 21 September of the same year, having travelled by way of the gap between Iceland and the Faeroe Islands and out into the Atlantic. Source: Internet
According to the Antigua and Barbuda constitution, Barbuda would require a two-thirds majority, by way of referendum, before being allowed to separate from Antigua. Source: Internet
According to the New York Herald Tribune theater critic Richard Watts Jr., "In her eccentric and highly personalized fashion, Miss Miranda is by way of being an artist and her numbers give the show its one touch of distinction." Source: Internet
Advanced mines are able to sense the difference between friendly and enemy types of vehicles by way of a built-in signature catalog. Source: Internet
After he previewed the songs last year, Ocean revealed that they would be coming by way of 12-inch vinyl singles that could be preordered from his official website. Source: Internet