routed; routing
1
: to send by a selected route : direct
was routed along the scenic shore road
2
: to divert in a specified direction
Synonyms
Examples of route in a Sentence
Noun
We didn't know what route to take.
an escape route in case of fire
a major bird migratory route
You could take a different route and still arrive at the same conclusion.
Take Route 2 into town.
We live on a rural route.
Verb
Traffic was routed around the accident.
When the doctor is out, his calls are routed to his answering service.
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Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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In 2022, Norwegian Cruise Line vessel Norwegian Sun hit a piece of an iceberg while sailing in Alaska, sustaining damage to its starboard bow.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Arkansas beat the Longhorns 38-28 in 2003 in Austin, Texas, whipped Texas Tech 49-28 in 2014, edged TCU 41-38 in double overtime in 2016 and routed BYU 52-35 in 2022.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 7 Sep. 2024
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Noun
After all, navigating Europe's vast train networks, quirky bus routes, and budget airlines can feel like solving a Rubik's Cube.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Related article The world’s most challenging cruise ship routes
In 2022, Norwegian Cruise Line vessel Norwegian Sun hit a piece of an iceberg while sailing in Alaska, sustaining damage to its starboard bow.
—Francesca Street, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024
Verb
While some teams may not want to trend that young, the Packers did a year ago and hit paydirt — not only making the playoffs, but routing Dallas in the Wild Card round before losing the San Francisco in the divisional playoffs.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Arkansas beat the Longhorns 38-28 in 2003 in Austin, Texas, whipped Texas Tech 49-28 in 2014, edged TCU 41-38 in double overtime in 2016 and routed BYU 52-35 in 2022.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/route. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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1
: road sense 2a, highway
U.S. Route 66
2
: a course of action toward a goal
the best route to peace
3
a
: an established, selected, or assigned course of travel
explorers looking for a new route to the Indies
air routes to Europe
b
: a territory to be gone over regularly
a newspaper route
route
2 of 2 verb
routed; routing
: to send or transport by a certain route
route heavy traffic around the city
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