Definitions for route
rut, raʊtroute

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. path, route, itinerarynoun

   an established line of travel or access

2. road, routeverb

   an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

3. routeverb

   send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

4. routeverb

   send via a specific route

5. routeverb

   divert in a specified direction

   "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. routenoun

   A course or way which is traveled or passed.

2. routenoun

   A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.

3. routenoun

   A road or path; often specifically a highway.

   Follow Route 49 out of town.

4. routenoun

   An option for how to solve a given problem or achieve a given goal: a method, a way, a path, an approach.

5. routeverb

   To direct or divert along a particular course.

   All incoming mail was routed through a single office.

6. routeverb

   to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet

7. Etymology: route, rote

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. route

   A route is a path or course that is planned or designated for movement from one place to another. This can involve various means of transportation such as driving, walking, cycling, or even flying. Routes can be followed for traveling or delivering goods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Routenoun

   the course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march

2. 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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. route

   The order for the movement of a body of men, specifying its various stages and dates of march.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. route

   A specific and known way of travel.

   The route finder was easy to use.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROUTE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Route is ranked #40432 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Route surname appeared 541 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Route.
   
   47.3% or 256 total occurrences were White.
   45.4% or 246 total occurrences were Black.
   3.8% or 21 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Dispatch
   • Divert
   • Send

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'route' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1880

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'route' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1728

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'route' in Nouns Frequency: #609

Anagrams for route »

1. outer

2. outre

3. outré

How to pronounce route?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say route in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of route in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of route in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of route in a Sentence

1. Neil Bennett:

   The mountain itself will work like a bathtub holding the water. The cave system below is effectively the escape route for that water. So as soon as the rain builds up in some part of the mountain system, the water level is going to rise in the caves, the predictions of the water that's coming, of the rain that's coming, is going to heighten the danger now for those in the cave system. So they'll be back to a more difficult situation, with very strong flooding, very strong currents to fight against, and the visibility will be very poor.

2. Francis Law:

   If the government rents the units out for around HK$2,000 to HK$3,000 per month [$254 to $382] and arranges a bus route to the nearest train station, I think it would attract a lot of applicants, even if it’s far flung from the main central business district.

3. Matt Kauffman:

   Once you map a route then you can start to see some of the obstacles these animals face, you can see where they have to cross highways, you can see where they have to cross fences. You can see where they have to navigate through rural subdivisions. And so that sort of detailed mapping also allows you to see where some of the solutions are to making some of those migrations easier.

4. Paranjoy Guha Thakurta:

   I wouldn't be surprised in the least, once you're on Nasdaq, you give all these investors a good exit route.

5. Tushar Agarwal:

   Every single route in each country has been vetted to ensure that the journey is seamless so participants on Bus to London can get on board with the knowledge and confidence that they are in safe hands.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=route
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Route
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=route
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/route
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=route
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=route
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=route
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html