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noun

Definition of routenext
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as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel take Route 190 for six miles, then get off

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as in path
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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as in way
the direction along which something or someone moves hurricanes generally take a northerly route up the Atlantic seaboard

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route

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verb

as in to guide
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 26 Jan. 2023.

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