route Definition
route (ro̵̅o̅t, ro̵ut)
noun
- a road, way, or course for traveling; esp., a highway
- ☆
- a regular course traveled as in delivering mail, milk, newspapers, etc.
- a set of customers whom one regularly visits to make deliveries, solicit sales, etc.
- Archaic an order for troops to march
Etymology: ME < OFr route, rote < L rupta (via), (path) broken through < fem. of ruptus, pp. of rumpere, to break: see rupture
transitive verb rout′ed, rout′·ing
- ☆ to direct, send, forward, or transport by a specified route to route goods through Omaha
- ☆ to fix the order of procedure of (a series of operations, etc.) to route orders through the sales department
route Idioms
go the route
☆Baseball, Informal to pitch an entire game
route Synonyms
route
n.
route Usage Examples
Preposition: on
crag: The steep expanse of rock to the right of Gone is crossed by some of the best routes on the crag.
Noun used with modifier
- escape: Didn't she have the escape route mapped out beforehand?
- bus: We lobby where relevant, for example the council for a bus route, to reduce the number of cars on the road.
- cycle: Signing & Getting lost: Signing for cycle routes in the UK is dreadful.
- progression: Progression routes The majority of students are expected to progress to Additional Applied Science.
- trunk: His vision was that this would provide the main trunk routes, to which more local canals could connect.
- walking: Further consideration will be needed in finding a solution to a safer walking route through the village.
Adjective modifier
- circular: The C2C can be turned into a circular route by returning to Whitehaven via the Reivers Cycle Route.
- alternative: An alternative route would be to have a company pension scheme owning the property.
- scenic: We decided to take a hilly and scenic route to our section of the fence.
- safe: Details of schemes around the country can be found on the safer routes to school website.
- direct: At the end of your visit ask the sales person for the safest and most direct route off the site.
- pedestrian: The pedestrian route is now to leave or join the canal at Lock 4e, diverting along Manchester Road.
Converse of object
- choose: His scouts had chosen the route through the town center carefully.
- propose: Cllr McBride queried the length of the proposed route.
- walk: A comprehensive directory of long-distance walking routes in the UK.
Modifies a noun
- planner: It also has a rather nifty European route planner.
- map: Also canoe and kayak hire with buoyancy aid, paddles and route map.
- finder: It has a built in route finder and you can move around the maps without re-loading the page.
Preposition: for
cyclist: Where there are appreciable flows of pedestrians or cyclists, a defined route for cyclists through the area aids orientation and assists effective movement.
Browse dictionary entries near route
- ‹ rout
- ‹ roustabout
- ‹ roust
- ‹ Roussillon
- ‹ Rousseau,JeanJacques
- ‹ Rousseau
- ‹ rousing
- ‹ rouse
- ‹ Rous, Sir Stanley
- ‹ Rous

