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route

23 ENTRIES FOUND:

1route

noun \ˈrüt, ˈrat\

Definition of ROUTE

1
a : a traveled way : highway <the main route north> b : a means of access : channel <the route to social mobility — T. F. O'Dea>
2
: a line of travel : course
3
a : an established or selected course of travel or action b : an assigned territory to be systematically covered <a newspaper route>

Examples of ROUTE

  1. We didn't know what route to take.
  2. an escape route in case of fire
  3. a major bird migratory route
  4. You could take a different route and still arrive at the same conclusion.
  5. Take Route 2 into town.
  6. We live on a rural route.

Origin of ROUTE

Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, from Vulgar Latin *rupta (via), literally, broken way, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle
First Known Use: 13th century

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