Main Entry: ¹route

Pronunciation: \ˈrüt, ˈrau̇t\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, from Vulgar Latin *rupta (via), literally, broken way, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle

Date: 13th century

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>