route
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- noun
- /ruːt/
- There are several alternative routes to reach the city center.
- take the route
- follow the route
- the same route
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Watch on YouTubeBut we may not have time for the long route right now.
- But we may not have time for the long route right now.
- So I've decided to follow a different route in dealing with this.
- So now China has a direct route into Afghanistan.
- Well, you know, it depends on what sales route you go to go through.
- If you want to go another route, fine.
- And I'm very proud of having found a route up the summit.
- It's all about routes, Old Spice routes, Old Silk Road, all these things.
- Basically, hard work is a reliable route to achieving something.
- I'd walk certain routes, I touch certain things.
- I didn't have to take this route, this route to work.
- But on these routes, a lot of people use knee pads.
- But you know, there are sections on that route that are notoriously difficult.
- I'm tired of going the scenic route on my career.
- Until now, the only airline that flew that route was Airlatio.
- A vector is a route for passage of a virus.
Examples
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Pat must have taken a different route.
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So the Samaritans and other groups leave bottled water along high-traffic routes, hoping to save lives.
Academic text (2011) -
But we may not have time for the long route right now.
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So now we're going to try this route that I have done before.
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There were then multiple routes through the city now.
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This feels like the only route, let's keep going.
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So now China has a direct route into Afghanistan.
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But you know, there are sections on that route that are notoriously difficult.
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There were prosperous villages with markets along the route, centered on dirt roads running east and west.
Fiction book (1991) -
So I stepped into the old passenger train en route to Kanazawa with a feeling of relief.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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A path or road from one place to another
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A wide hard surface for cars and people to travel between places
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A main road that connects big towns or cities for long trips
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A rough path through the countryside for walking or riding
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A way or track that people and things move along for travel
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The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river
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A planned route or schedule that shows places to visit on a trip
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A track made by people or animals that is worn down
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The route a plane or rocket follows through the sky
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A main road that people use to travel between places
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A regular route used to carry goods between regions or countries
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A road or path chosen for its beautiful views, usually longer than the direct way
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A regular path a bus follows between stops
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A straight path from one place to another
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The quickest or easiest way to travel from one place to another
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A narrow path for people to walk on away from roads
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A road or path used to carry food and equipment to soldiers
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A path that birds or animals follow when they move between places each year
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A path at sea that boats follow regularly
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A path for people who ride bicycles
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A path for riding or leading horses, not for vehicles
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A path from long ago for carrying goods between places
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A track that guides vehicles like trams and buses
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Main railway line that carries most trains between big cities
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A small quiet path in the countryside that few people use
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A path for bicycles and other vehicles with wheels
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A path that many people or vehicles use regularly
A longer, indirect way to go that avoids the direct road
Idioms
Compounds
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A road or path chosen for its beautiful views, usually longer than the direct way
- Informal
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An indirect way of doing something that is more enjoyable or useful than the fastest way
How Major
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word route comes from an old French word for 'way' and from the Latin rupta meaning 'broken', from a verb that meant 'to break'. So a route was a path 'made by breaking through' the land, which is why it now means a road or course for travel.