reroute

verb

re·​route (ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 

-ˈrau̇t

rerouted; rerouting

transitive verb

: to send or direct (something) on or along a different route

rerouting flights/traffic

Bypassing roads, of course, was a prime consideration in rerouting the trail …

—Paul Dunphy

automatically reroutes incoming calls

intransitive verb

: to switch to a different route

The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.

Examples of reroute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Disruption can force ships to reroute around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, adding significant time and cost to voyages. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

For Netherlander and artist Christiane Smit, a holiday on Paros in 2008 rerouted the course of her life. — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

The bridge was able to close again after several hours, but the unexpected malfunction caused a major traffic jam and backup, with drivers left waiting to eventually be turned around and rerouted. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

But the queries, including sensitive information of Moonshot’s customers, were rerouted to Claude, the report said. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense

Rhymes for reroute

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute