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1
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel
- take Route 190 for six miles, then get off
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- autobahn,
- autoroute,
- autostrada,
- dual carriageway
- [chiefly British],
- interstate,
- motorway
- [chiefly British],
- superhighway
- high street
- [British],
- Main Street
- close
- [chiefly British],
- cul-de-sac,
- dead end
2
an established course for traveling from one place to another
- we're going to get stuck in traffic if we take the usual route
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3
the direction along which something or someone moves
- hurricanes generally take a northerly route up the Atlantic seaboard
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route
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of route (Entry 2 of 2)
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
- the guide routed us smoothly through the jungle
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“Route.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/route. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.
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