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

The GPUs were shipped to Malaysia and Singapore, which didn’t require an export license, but were later rerouted to China. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Many factors outside of landowner opposition play into why a portion of a pipeline is rerouted, Fore, with Kinder Morgan, said. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Flights are delayed, resulting in crew rest violations, maintenance schedule conflicts, cargo rerouting decisions, fuel reallocation and thousands of passenger rebooking scenarios. — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Politico first reported last week that the F-35 parts shipment bound for the United States for repairs were rerouted in transit from Australia this summer, citing three people familiar with the matter. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 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