route

Meaning

Noun

1. A course or way which is traveled or passed.
2. A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
3. A road or path; often specifically a highway.
4. (figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
5. (historical) One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.
6. A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.
7. A race longer than one mile.
8. A path that has been secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train and locked to prevent any conflicting train movements from taking place.

Verb

1. (transitive) To direct or divert along a particular course.
2. (Internet) to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
3. (transitive) To send (information) through a router.

Verb

Eye dialect spelling of root.

Synonyms

way

path

🛣️

road

🛣️

course

itinerary

track

passage

line

pathway

highway

channel

street

direction

journey

run

trajectory

roadway

pass

distance

direct

position

station

🚉

trail

thoroughfare

steer

schedule

step

trip

race

refer

post

process

flag

feed

exit

earmark

counsel

boulevard

drive away

drive

control

draw rein

doorway

consign

boss

artery

label

🏷️

lane

lay out

Job

Translations

Weg

🛣️

route

🛣️

ruta

Route

chemin

🛣️

itinéraire

camino

strada

🛣️

route

via

🛣️

via

rotta

weg

yol

🛣️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹuːt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: route

Cognate with French: route

In summary

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.

Sentences

The freight service would be the first scheduled international route for the airport .

The entire route is within the city of Kempton Park .

He decided to return to his friend's stable by the longest route possible .

The route is operated by Abellio ScotRail.