reroute

verb

re·​route (ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 

-ˈrau̇t

rerouted; rerouting

transitive verb

transitive : 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

intransitive : to switch to a different route

The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.

Examples of reroute in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Disneyland has temporarily rerouted foot traffic on select days due to construction associated with the Porto’s project, according to Disneyland officials. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026

Some medical evacuation flights also had to be rerouted. —Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Officials said that traffic is now being rerouted onto US 441 and drivers are being asked to avoid the area if possible. —Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026

Maersk made its first structural return to the Red Sea in January by rerouting its standalone MECL service, which links the Middle East and India with the US East Coast via the Suez Canal. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reroute

• acute
• aleut
• astute
• beetroot
• breadfruit
• cheroot
• commute
• compute
• confute
• dilute
• dispute
• elute