route
noun /ruːt/
/ruːt/, /raʊt/
- a way that you follow to get from one place to another
- Which is the best route to take?
- Motorists are advised to find an alternative route.
- a coastal route
- route from A to B the quickest route from Florence to Rome
- route to something Mark showed me the quickest route to the hospital on foot.
- route + adv./prep. a key route through the city centre
- The shortest route home is along the shore.
- The alley would take them on a more direct route to the Old City.
- an escape route
- Thousands of people lined the parade route.
- People gathered at points along the route to wave and cheer .
Extra Examples- Our route lay straight ahead and downhill.
- There are plenty of bed and breakfasts along the route.
- We had plenty of time so we took the scenic route.
- We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path.
- You'll have to plan your route carefully.
- a circuitous route through the narrow side streets
- the most direct route between Bangkok and Chiang Mai
- It's the best route into the city from the south.
- There's really only one route from the north to the south of the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- quick
- short
- …
- follow
- go
- take
- …
- cross something
- follow something
- go
- …
- map
- along the route
- on the route
- route between
- …
- en route
- a fixed way along which a bus, train, etc. regularly travels or goods are regularly sent
- The house is not on a bus route.
- shipping/supply routes
- a cycle route (= a path that is only for cyclists)
- Eventually, the main rail routes will be unable to carry any more trains.
- Only one company operates on this route.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and traina2- The airline currently flies this route twice a day.
- The bus driver did not seem to know the route.
- We live on the school bus route.
- the air route from Berlin to Beijing
- Pirates menaced the shipping routes.
- These were the ancient trade routes between Europe and Asia.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- quick
- short
- …
- follow
- go
- take
- …
- cross something
- follow something
- go
- …
- map
- along the route
- on the route
- route between
- …
- en route
- a particular way of achieving something
- to go down/take/follow a particular route
- Some people decided to go down the of violent protest.
- This is not a route I would choose to take.
- route to something the route to success
- route to doing something There are a number of routes to qualifying as a social worker.
Extra Examples- After this point, the two leaders pursue different routes.
- Each person must follow their own route to happiness.
- She does not believe that this is the route to a lasting peace.
- Some young people see marriage as a kind of escape route.
- The biography charts her route to fame from humble beginnings.
- There are several tried and tested routes to developing your skills.
- Education was the traditional route out of poverty.
- used before the number of a main road in the US
- Route 66
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.