What does route mean?
Definitions for route
rut, raʊtroute
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word route.
Princeton's WordNet
path, route, itinerary(noun)
an established line of travel or access
road, route(verb)
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
route(verb)
send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
route(verb)
send via a specific route
route(verb)
divert in a specified direction
"divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"
Wiktionary
route(Noun)
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
Etymology: route, rote
route(Noun)
A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
Etymology: route, rote
route(Noun)
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
Follow Route 49 out of town.
Etymology: route, rote
route(Noun)
An option for how to solve a given problem or achieve a given goal: a method, a way, a path, an approach.
Etymology: route, rote
route(Verb)
To direct or divert along a particular course.
All incoming mail was routed through a single office.
Etymology: route, rote
route(Verb)
to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet
Etymology: route, rote
Webster Dictionary
Route(noun)
the course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march
Etymology: [OE. & F. route, OF. rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See Rout, and cf. Rut a track.]
Freebase
Route
A route in a geographic information system (GIS) is: ⁕Any line feature, such as a street, highway, river, or pipe, that has a unique identifier. ⁕A path through a network.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Route
rōōt, n. a course to be traversed: a line of march: road: track.—n. Route′-step, an order of march in which soldiers are not required to keep step.—Star route, in the United States, a post route by means other than steam, the blank contracts for which have three groups of four stars. [Fr.,—L. rupta (via), 'a broken way.']
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
route
The prescribed course to be traveled from a specific point of origin to a specific destination. See also controlled route; dispatch route; lateral route; reserved route; supervised route.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
route
The order for the movement of a body of men, specifying its various stages and dates of march.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
route
An open road; the course of march of troops. Instructions for the march of detachments, specifying daily marches, means of supply, etc., are given from the headquarters of an army in the field, and are called marching routes.
Editors Contribution
route
A specific and known way of travel.
The route finder was easy to use.
Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'route' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1880
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'route' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1728
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'route' in Nouns Frequency: #609
Anagrams for route »
outer, outre, outré
Outré
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of route in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of route in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of route in a Sentence
The question now is whether [this] can be transmitted through the airborne route.
If we wanted to fight a war in Afghanistan and win it, I could win that war in a week. I just don't want to kill 10 million people, i have plans on Afghanistan, that if I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the Earth. It would be gone. It would be over in -- literally, in 10 days, and I don't want to do -- I don't want to go that route.
If you end up making a political decision for a much more costly export route, then politics eventually steals money from future generations of Cypriots.
Without the help of your Government we would not have been able to close the Balkan route. I am very grateful for your support.
I am actually not a supporter of Trump, I’ve gone on the record multiple times saying that. I tweeted that a few years ago – a couple of years ago? And you know it was – my fans were quick to enlighten me about why I shouldn’t be a supporter. ...When I am performing I will I’ll do throwback songs, but I don’t really go that route.
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Translations for route
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- طريقArabic
- rutaCatalan, Valencian
- trasa, směrovat, cestaCzech
- Pfad, Weg, Route, StraßeGerman
- ΔιαδρομήGreek
- vojiro, irvojo, vojo, itineroEsperanto
- rutaSpanish
- reitittää, reitti, tie, ohjataFinnish
- route, cheminFrench
- sligheScottish Gaelic
- útHungarian
- ճանապարհ, երթուղիArmenian
- connettere, strada, avviare, instradare, percorso, via, dirigereItalian
- 道筋, 通路, 手段, ルート, 路線Japanese
- გზა, კურსიGeorgian
- 경로, 노선, 길Korean
- ara, riunga, pēheatanga, pēwheatangaMāori
- leiden, sturenDutch
- ruteNorwegian
- sposóbPolish
- rota, rotear, percurso, caminho, jeitoPortuguese
- дорога, трасса, маршрут, курс, путьRussian
- rotaTurkish
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