route en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɹʉːt/ (Australia)
- /ɹʌʊt/ (Canada, nonstandard)
- rout
- /ɾʉt/ (Scotland)
- /ɻʉt/ (Northern-Ireland)
- /ɹʉwt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ɾuːt/ (Wales)
- (US) audio
- /ɹaʊt/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- ro͞ot
- /ɹut/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ɹuːt/ (Ireland, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English route, from Old French route, from Latin rupta [via] (literally “a path made by force”). Compare Modern French route. See routine. Further via Latin ruptus related with bankrupt. Unrelated to road.
Meanings
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A course or way which is traveled or passed.
I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:The route was used so much that it formed a rut.
You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles.
It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted.
2013 March 14, Harold J. Morowitz, “The Smallest Cell”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 83:
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A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
Here is a map of our delivery routes.
We live near the bus route.
The Route 4 bus will arrive on 5th St. at Robinson Ave at 3:30.
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A road or path; often specifically a highway.
Follow Route 49 out of town.
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(figuratively) One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
If such an option is to viable over time, it needs to be protected against competitors. Having patent protection is one route. […] Another route is to have a programmatic investment strategy […]. Rolex has taken this route […]
2010, Damien McLoughlin, David A. Aaker, Strategic Market Management: Global Perspectives, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, pages 156–7:
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(historical) One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.
Under the director were eight education promotion officials (quanxue yuan), each installed in a “route”(lu,corresponding to the policing ward).
2005, Huaiyin Li, Village Governance In North China: Huailu County, 1875-1936, →ISBN:The Chinese, ever since the first century of our era, have called the countries which we to-day name Kashgar and Sungaria, "routes." They referred them to their relative position on the two sides of the Tian-Shan, and called our Sungaria, Pe-lu, " northern route," and our Kashgar, Nan-lu, " southern route." The Turks gave other names to these countries; they called the northern route besh-balik, "the five cities," Pentapolis; the southern route was alti-shehr, " the six cities," Hexapolis.
1908, Henry Smith Williams, The Historians' History of the World:Chinese administrative "cities" were often the location of more than one yamen, each with its own territorial jurisdiction. For instance, Yangszhou was not only the seat of the Pacificiation Commission (xuanweisi) of Huaidonglu, but also the capital of the Yanzhou Route (lu) subordinated to the Pacification Commission. Morevover, it was the administrative seat of Jiangdu District, which was subordinated to the Yangzhou Route.
2012, Hans Ulrich Vogel, Marco Polo Was in China, →ISBN:In the year Zhiyuan 8, 5th month, on xinwei day (around June, 1271), owing to the fact that the chieftains of the eight polities in Dali had submitted recently and were adhered to [China], the thirty-seven tribal regions under Dali were divided into three routes.
2008, Foon Ming Liew, Volker Grabowsky, & ʻArunrat Wichīankhīeo, Lan Na in Chinese historiography, →ISBN:
- A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.
- A race longer than one mile.
- A path that has been secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train and locked to prevent any conflicting train movements from taking place.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| routes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
traceroute (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route march (Terms derived from route (noun)) · poled route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route one football (Terms derived from route (noun)) · multiroute (Terms derived from route (noun)) · bus route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · bridge route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route slip (Terms derived from route (noun)) · great circle route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · escape route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · subroute (Terms derived from route (noun)) · red route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route setter (Terms derived from route (noun)) · routeless (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route step (Terms derived from route (noun)) · fixed route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · en route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route redistribution (Terms derived from route (noun)) · Garden Route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route runner (Terms derived from route (noun)) · wine route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route indicator (Terms derived from route (noun)) · down route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route planner (Terms derived from route (noun)) · oil burner route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · routon (Terms derived from route (noun)) · fly route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · star route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · donkey route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · kangaroo route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · Euroroute (Terms derived from route (noun)) · scenic route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · routeway (Terms derived from route (noun)) · routeman (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route mile (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route-march (Terms derived from route (noun)) · paper route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · downroute (Terms derived from route (noun)) · go the route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · panya route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · in route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · on route (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route of administration (Terms derived from route (noun)) · preroute (Terms derived from route (noun)) · route-one (Terms derived from route (noun)) · trade route (Terms derived from route (noun))
Descendants
Translations (227)
izh jooma (course or way traveled) · sk dráha (course or way traveled) · ja 道筋 (course or way traveled) · cmn 手段 (way to do something) · sh màršrūta (course or way traveled) · fr chemin (course or way traveled) · sv väg (course or way traveled) · pt jeito (way to do something) · uz marshrut (course or way traveled) · nl weg (way to do something) · eo vojo (course or way traveled) · sh пу̑т (course or way traveled) · tr rota (course or way traveled) · fi tie (way to do something) · de Weg (way to do something) · sl pot (course or way traveled) · be курс (course or way traveled) · pt caminho (way to do something) · be шлях (course or way traveled) · nl rijweg (path secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train) · id rute (course or way traveled) · hu útvonal (passing, course, road) · it strada (passing, course, road) · mi pēwheatanga (way to do something) · my ဝီထိ (course or way traveled) · sa मार्ग (passing, course, road) · hi मार्ग (passing, course, road) · tg роҳ (course or way traveled) · sa मार्ग (course or way traveled) · pt itinerário (course or way traveled) · hu járat (passing, course, road) · hu mód (way to do something) · be тра́са (course or way traveled) · sk cesta (course or way traveled) · mi ara (course or way traveled) · bg маршру́т (course or way traveled) · lt trasa (course or way traveled) · mi ara (way to do something) · uk шлях (course or way traveled) · te మార్గము (passing, course, road) · hu útvonal (course or way traveled) · my လမ်း (course or way traveled) · th ถนน (passing, course, road) · fi reitti (passing, course, road) · ur راہ (course or way traveled) · de Wegstrecke (course or way traveled) · da vej (course or way traveled) · et tee (course or way traveled) · de Pfad (passing, course, road) · th ทาง (course or way traveled) · gl camiño (way to do something) · gd slighe (course or way traveled) · cs cesta (passing, course, road) · cs cesta (course or way traveled) · lv ceļš (course or way traveled) · cmn 作法 (way to do something) · hi रास्ता (course or way traveled) · gl xeito (way to do something) · gl ruta ((computer) an entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives) · kk бағдар (course or way traveled) · ko 수단 (way to do something) · de Weg (course or way traveled) · ja 路線 (course or way traveled) · hy ճանապարհ (way to do something) · nb togvei (path secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train) · uk маршру́т (passing, course, road) · ru тра́сса (passing, course, road) · fi reitti (way to do something) · ro drum (course or way traveled) · sh cèsta (course or way traveled) · gl ruta (course or way traveled) · el διαδρομή (course or way traveled) · fi reitti ((computer) an entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives) · ga slí (passing, course, road) · sq itinerar (course or way traveled) · oc rota (course or way traveled) · ms jajaran (passing, course, road) · ru доро́га (course or way traveled) · da togvej (path secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train) · ka სვლაგეზი (course or way traveled) · sv sätt (way to do something) · vi lộ trình (course or way traveled) · kk маршрут (course or way traveled) · nl route (passing, course, road) · pt percurso (course or way traveled) · tl yagban (course or way traveled) · pl szlak (course or way traveled) · et marsruut (course or way traveled) · hu út (way to do something) · tg масир (course or way traveled) · pt percurso (passing, course, road) · ja 通路 (course or way traveled) · ro rută (course or way traveled) · sv rutt (course or way traveled) · gl camiño (course or way traveled) · la via (course or way traveled) · uk доро́га (course or way traveled) · ky багыт (course or way traveled) · be маршру́т (course or way traveled) · nb rute (course or way traveled) · et teekond (course or way traveled) · is leið (course or way traveled) · it strada (way to do something) · lo ເສັ້ນທາງ (course or way traveled) · my လမ်းကြောင်း (course or way traveled) · my ကြောင်း (course or way traveled) · sh цѐста (course or way traveled) · ca ruta (course or way traveled) · uk тра́са (course or way traveled) · hy երթուղի (course or way traveled) · ms laluan (passing, course, road) · be пуць (course or way traveled) · de Straße (passing, course, road) · ro itinerar (course or way traveled) · ko 경로 (course or way traveled) · pt rota (course or way traveled) · de Pfad (course or way traveled) · fa-ira مَسیر (course or way traveled) · az yol (course or way traveled) · ja 手段 (way to do something) · it itinerario (course or way traveled) · kk жол (course or way traveled) · de Route (course or way traveled) · de Fahrstraße (path secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train) · ka გზა (way to do something) · de Weg (passing, course, road) · ja ルート (course or way traveled) · es itinerario (course or way traveled) · km អទ្ធាន (course or way traveled) · it percorso (course or way traveled) · ga slí (course or way traveled) · ru тра́сса (course or way traveled) · ky жол (course or way traveled) · ko 로선 (course or way traveled) · ug يول (course or way traveled) · mk пат (course or way traveled) · pt caminho (course or way traveled) · sh ма̀ршрӯта (course or way traveled) · ru маршру́т (course or way traveled) · nl route (course or way traveled) · km ផ្លូវ (course or way traveled) · bg маршру́т (passing, course, road) · ru путь (way to do something) · it via (passing, course, road) · sa पथ (course or way traveled) · ar مَسار (course or way traveled) · pl sposób (way to do something) · bg курс (passing, course, road) · ar طَرِيق (course or way traveled) · eo irvojo (course or way traveled) · cmn 線 /线 (course or way traveled) · fr itinéraire (path secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train) · lv trase (course or way traveled) · fi reitti (course or way traveled) · lt kelias (course or way traveled) · fa-ira راه (course or way traveled) · ka კურსი (passing, course, road) · pl trasa (course or way traveled) · tg маршрут (course or way traveled) · ko 길 (passing, course, road) · bg път (course or way traveled) · tk marşrut (course or way traveled) · de Route (passing, course, road) · cs trasa (course or way traveled) · my လိုင်း (course or way traveled) · lo ທາງ (course or way traveled) · ka გზა (course or way traveled) · mi riunga (course or way traveled) · sh pȗt (course or way traveled) · uk маршру́т (course or way traveled) · be даро́га (course or way traveled) · ko 노선 (course or way traveled) · izh jooma (passing, course, road) · de Pfad (way to do something) · uz yoʻl (course or way traveled) · vi tuyến đường (passing, course, road) · uk шлях (way to do something) · hi राह (course or way traveled) · fr itinéraire (course or way traveled) · vi hành trình (course or way traveled) · nl traject (passing, course, road) · ro traseu (course or way traveled) · ru путь (course or way traveled) · cs cesta (way to do something) · fr route (course or way traveled) · lv maršruts (course or way traveled) · eo vojiro (course or way traveled) · km មាគ៌ា (course or way traveled) · hi मार्ग (course or way traveled) · id rute (passing, course, road) · sk trasa (course or way traveled) · eo itinero (course or way traveled) · kk бағыт (course or way traveled) · mi ara (passing, course, road) · cmn 航線 /航线 (course or way traveled) · mi ararere (passing, course, road) · mk маршру́та (course or way traveled) · ny mpito (course or way traveled) · toi nzila (course or way traveled) · tk ýol (course or way traveled) · uk курс (course or way traveled) · cmn 路 (course or way traveled) · es ruta (course or way traveled) · tr yol (course or way traveled) · th เส้นทาง (course or way traveled) · mn маршрут (course or way traveled) · id relasi (path secured by a railway signalling system for the passage of a train) · it rotta (course or way traveled) · fr route (passing, course, road) · gd slighe (passing, course, road) · lt maršrutas (course or way traveled) · ru маршру́т (passing, course, road) · mi pēheatanga (way to do something) · th ทาง (passing, course, road) · da rute (course or way traveled) · nb vei (course or way traveled) · az marşrut (course or way traveled) · sa पथ (passing, course, road) · nl traject (course or way traveled) · ka მარშრუტი (course or way traveled) · sq rrugë (course or way traveled) · uk тра́са (passing, course, road) · cmn 路線 /路线 (course or way traveled) · mi ararere ((computer) an entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives) · it via (way to do something) · ru курс (course or way traveled) · ky маршрут (course or way traveled)