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route

UK/ɹuːt/ US/ɹʉwt/ common
noun (2) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.

verb

1.

send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

2.
3.

divert in a specified direction

  • “divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders”

Origin

From Middle English route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta [via] (literally “a path made by force”). Compare Modern French route. See routine. Further via Latin ruptus related with bankrupt.

Phrases

  • bridge route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • bus route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • donkey route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • down route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • en route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • escape route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • fixed route Terms derived from route (noun)
  • on route Terms derived from route (noun)

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