route

▪ I. route route ¹ [ruːt ǁ ruːt, raʊt] noun [countable]

1. a way from one place to another, especially a way that is regularly used by a bus, plane, ship etc:

• What's the best route to Cambridge?

• The London-New York route is the busiest.

• Is your office on a bus route?

• the disruption of shipping routes

2. en route (from/​to/​for) on the way somewhere:

• We remained in Belgrade for a few hours en route to Montenegro.

3. a way of doing something or achieving a particular result:

• We believe the only route to continued success is to stay in touch with our customers.

4. Route 54, 66 etc used to show the number of a main road in the US:

• Take Route 95 through Connecticut.

  [m0] ▪ II. route route ² verb [transitive] TRANSPORT

to send something or someone using a particular route:

route somebody/​something through/​by something

• They had to route goods through Germany.

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route UK US /ruːt/ US  /ruːt/, /raʊt/ noun [C]

► TRANSPORT a particular way from one place to another, especially the way that a bus, train, plane, etc. travels regularly: »

a shipping route

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a bus/train/plane route

► a method of achieving something: a route to (doing) sth »

An internship is one of the best routes to gaining experience in the industry.

► ROUND(Cf. ↑round) noun

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route UK US /ruːt/ US  /ruːt/, /raʊt/ verb [T]

► IT to send information from one computer system to another: route sth from/to sth »

Find out how to use the application to route email from other folders in your mailbox.

► to send someone or something a particular way: route sth to/via sth »

Deliveries are routed via New York.