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

At the outset, this will include rerouting some trains now running through inner-city Chicago. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Telle issued a statement in August about the approval of a company’s plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a Wisconsin tribal reservation. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Delays at border crossings can disrupt factory inputs, delivery appointments and transportation schedules, while rerouting freight can increase transit times and costs. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Then there was the rise of the chief digital officer (CDO) about a decade ago to help guide digital transformation, whose responsibilities were ultimately rerouted to CTOs or CIOs. — Matthew Peters, Forbes.com, 4 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