noun / verb
route
ROOT/ruːt/
A course used to reach a destination.
The route winds from the village to the hilltop cabin.
Etymology
The connection with 'break' is a road broken or cut through an obstacle such as a forest. A passage opened this way became a general word for a path or course.
In context
gathered along the Route as it passed slowly on from City to city in its long and weary way
More examples
- She routed the deliveries through the main depot.
- They have routed traffic around the bridge.
- Several routes reached the same destination.
Forms
route · routes · routed · routing
reroute verb — Send along a different course.