About The Word Route
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Route
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What's The Definition Of Route?
[n] an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
[n] an established line of travel or access [v] send by a particular route, as of mail for postal delivery [v] divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders" [v] send via a specific route [v] send documents or materials to appropriate destinations Synonyms | Synonyms for Route: itinerary | path | road Related Terms | Find terms related to Route: See Also | access road | air lane | airway | approach pattern | beat | beeline | bend | bus route | bypass | bypath | byroad | byway | carrefour | cart track | cartroad | causeway | celestial orbit | circle | circuit | circumferential | clearway | corduroy | crest | crosscut | crosscut | crossing | crossroad | crossway | crown | curve | cutoff | data track | despatch | detour | direct | direction | dispatch | divert | drive | driveway | electron orbit | fairway | feeder line | flight path | flyway | highway | intersection | line | line | line of fire | line of flight | line of march | main line | main road | migration route | Northwest Passage | orbit | order | parkway | pattern | pavement | paving | post road | private road | rail line | railway line | ring road | roadbed | roadway | rotary | round | roundabout | roundabout way | send | send off | shortcut | shoulder | side road | skid road | slip road | speedway | supply line | supply route | thoroughfare | track | track | trade route | traffic circle | traffic pattern | turnaround | turnoff | way | way Route In Webster's Dictionary \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 passed, or is to be
passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.
Wide through the furzy field their route they take.
--Gay.
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