reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
transitive
: 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
intransitive
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
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In May 2025, CSX temporarily rerouted trains after a 17-car derailment near Campbell Road and Nancy Circle in Smyrna.
—Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Maersk made its first structural return to the Red Sea in January by rerouting its standalone MECL service, which links the Middle East and India with the US East Coast via the Suez Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
Service resumed Tuesday morning with delays and train rerouted around the crash site between Farmingdale and Deer Park.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
For the operation, the team used a multi-node mesh network that could reroute data automatically through other available noted, if certain parts of the network were disrupted.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
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Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Maersk made its first structural return to the Red Sea in January by rerouting its standalone MECL service, which links the Middle East and India with the US East Coast via the Suez Canal.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
Service resumed Tuesday morning with delays and train rerouted around the crash site between Farmingdale and Deer Park.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
For the operation, the team used a multi-node mesh network that could reroute data automatically through other available noted, if certain parts of the network were disrupted.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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