Route Ruːt People Quickest Extra Examples Bus Noun

• which is the best route to take?
• motorists are advised to find an alternative route.
• a coastal route
• the quickest route from florence to rome

route

1. a way that you follow to get from one place to another
• SEE ALSO en route
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/en-route
• Which is the best route to take?
• Motorists are advised to find an alternative route.
• a coastal route
• the quickest route from Florence to Rome
• Mark showed me the quickest route to the hospital on foot.
• 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.
2. a fixed way along which a bus, train, etc. regularly travels or goods are regularly sent
• SEE ALSO rural route
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rural-route
• 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 Examples

• 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.
3. 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.
• the route to success
• 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.
4. used before the number of a main road in the US
• Route 66

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French rute ‘road’, from Latin rupta (via) ‘broken (way)’, feminine past participle of rumpere.