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

Also Monday, the FAA began testing a new computer system that uses AI to help predict schedule conflicts and weather issues to help air traffic controllers reroute traffic. — Josh Funk, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Its autonomous system rerouted the aircraft without needing previous familiarity with the destination airport. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

The latest restrictions follow the decision from some ocean carriers to begin rerouting some services away from the Panama Canal, as disruptions elsewhere in global shipping have increased the importance of alternative routes. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

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

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