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

Since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Saudi Arabia has rerouted much of its oil exports through Red Sea ports such as Yanbu. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

The Riga airport said on Sunday morning that flights could be delayed or rerouted because of the severe storm overnight. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

The bill would provide participants in the program with a substitute address, shielding their personal information and rerouting their mail through the Secretary of State. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Arnold did a good job of rerouting Daniels, but Simpson trusted Daniels to get across his face, knowing that Arnold didn’t have safety help. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 18 Aug. 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