reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
: to send or direct (something) on or along a different route
rerouting flights/traffic
Bypassing roads, of course, was a prime consideration in rerouting the trail …—
Paul Dunphy
Paul Dunphyautomatically reroutes incoming calls
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
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Sunset and the other arteries became metal chokepoints; engines were rerouted or turned back.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The bus will be rerouted to Alma Street and go express without stops from Page Mill Road and the Palo Alto Transit Center.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Airlines are also rerouting flights and dealing with instability in the Middle East.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The Delta tunnel project A major focus of the speech was the Delta Conveyance Project, commonly known as the Delta tunnel project, which would reroute water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California through a massive underground tunnel system.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The bus will be rerouted to Alma Street and go express without stops from Page Mill Road and the Palo Alto Transit Center.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
Airlines are also rerouting flights and dealing with instability in the Middle East.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 12 May 2026
The Delta tunnel project A major focus of the speech was the Delta Conveyance Project, commonly known as the Delta tunnel project, which would reroute water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta to Southern California through a massive underground tunnel system.
—Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for reroute
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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