route

route
route1 [ rut, raut ] noun count ***
1. ) a way that buses, trains, ships, or airplanes travel regularly:
the West Coast route
a bus/shipping/trading route
a ) the roads or paths that you use when you go from one place to another:
It's a good idea to plan your route before you leave.
route to: We took an alternative route to the hotel.
route from: The most direct route from the house to the school is through the center of town.
take/follow a route: The tunnel is the route taken by most drivers.
the shortest/quickest/most direct route: The sea was the most direct route between the two cities.
2. ) a way of doing something that produces a particular result:
route to: the route to success/happiness/disaster
take a route: I'll need to think carefully before deciding what route to take next.
3. ) Route used with a number as the name of a major road between cities in the U.S.:
We turned off Route 66 onto a remote road.
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route
route 2 [ rut, raut ] verb transitive
to send someone or something along a particular route:
Kobe remains closed, but goods are being routed through different ports.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Route — (r[=oo]t or rout; 277), n. [OE. & F. route, OF. rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See {Rout}, and cf. {Rut} a track.] The course or way which is traveled or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Route — may refer to:*GPS route, a series of one or more GPS waypoints *Road numberee also*Routing (disambiguation) *lookfrom|Route …   Wikipedia

  • ROUTE — s. f. Voie pratiquée pour aller d un lieu à un autre. Route fréquentée. La grande route, ou La grand route. La route ordinaire. Route souterraine. Une route dégradée, défoncée, mal pavée. La route était couverte de monde. On va faire une nouvelle …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • ROUTE — n. f. Voie praticable par les voitures. Route fréquentée. La grande route ou La grand route. Route pavée, empierrée, macadamisée, goudronnée. Une route ravinée, dégradée défoncée. L’entretien des routes. Un croisement de routes. Route nationale,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Route — Eine Route beschreibt den genauen Weg zwischen mehreren Punkten. Eine Route ist nicht mit der Luftlinie (Gerade) zwischen zwei Punkten zu verwechseln. Als Beispiel sei hier der Weg zwischen zwei Städten genannt. Hierbei werden sämtliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • route — The prescribed course to be traveled from a specific point of origin to a specific destination. See also axial route; controlled route; dispatch route; lateral route; reserved route; signed route; supervised route …   Military dictionary

  • route — Rout Rout, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave}, and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • route — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French rute, from Vulgar Latin *rupta (via), literally, broken way, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle Date: 13th century 1. a. a traveled way ; highway < the main route north > b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Route 158 (Prince Edward Island) — Route 158, officially named Harper Road, and sometimes referred to sectionally as Leoville Road (see below), is a 2 lane collector highway in western Prince County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is located 0 mdash;4 miles SW of the community… …   Wikipedia

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