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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Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The app allows users to plan travel by factoring in charging stops based on their vehicle’s range and available charging stations along the route.
—Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Colorado’s Most Endangered Places is the signature program of the nonprofit Colorado Preservation Inc., which was founded in 1984 and works to route preservation money to vulnerable buildings and cultures.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Since the accident above the Potomac River, the Federal Aviation Administration has indefinitely suspended the use of most of those routes.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
The app allows users to plan travel by factoring in charging stops based on their vehicle’s range and available charging stations along the route.
—Mark Maynard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Miami is keeping Anderson for now but looking for another place to route him.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Colorado’s Most Endangered Places is the signature program of the nonprofit Colorado Preservation Inc., which was founded in 1984 and works to route preservation money to vulnerable buildings and cultures.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/route. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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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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