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
  • On Saturday, members of multiple North Texas Jeep clubs are expected to line part of Gonzales' funeral procession route near Prestonwood Baptist Church.
    — Erin Jones, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Despite having roughly 850 law enforcement officers along the parade route and at the rally, shots rang out as people were beginning to leave.
    — Laura Bauer July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of route
Noun
  • New Zealand’s biosecurity minister has warned that the country will follow a similar path, should a widespread outbreak occur.
    — Todd Symons, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The incident also demonstrated that models can potentially identify and exploit novel attack paths without direct access to an organization’s source code.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Definition of path
Noun
  • As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • My favorite way to spend an afternoon, though, was borrowing one of the hotel's bicycles and pedaling around South of Fifth, where quiet residential streets quickly give way to cafés, the marina, and the fun buzz of Ocean Drive.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of way
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“Routeway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/routeway. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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