reroute
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -uːt, -aʊt
Verb
reroute (third-person singular simple present reroutes, present participle rerouting or rerouteing, simple past and past participle rerouted)
- To change the route taken by something.
- We'll have to reroute some buses to avoid the construction work.
Translations
to change the route taken by something
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Noun
reroute (plural reroutes)
- The use of a different route from one planned or used before.
- Synonym: rerouting
- 2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56:
- In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against antiquity and the scenic beauty of the site.