routeway

noun

ˈrüt-ˌwā How to pronounce routeway (audio)
Definition of routewaynext
chiefly British
as in route
the direction along which something or someone moves the courier's preferred routeway between the two offices takes him right past Trafalgar Square

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  1. route
  2. path
  3. way
Noun
  • If a prescription costs $500 through insurance but $100 through Cost Plus Drugs, patients should be able to take the cheaper route and have that spending count toward their deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums.
    — Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Fewer people pay directly for medical care, and government heavily subsidizes demand without increasing supply, a sure route to higher prices.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • Plans also incorporate a 10-foot-wide paved side path along the school side of the corridor, providing a separated walking and biking trail.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Baltzor, and hired riders, had to hoof it through heavy smoke into the mountains to extract their cattle from the path of the fires.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • Yet the clubs from small markets with relatively low payrolls found ways to play the best baseball in each of their respective leagues this season en route to the World Series.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Learning from human demonstrations offers another way to develop skills by using examples of how a task should be performed.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of way
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“Routeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routeway. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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