route

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 ~ (from A to B) 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 scenic / coastal route * the quickest route from Florence to Rome * an escape route seealsoENROUTE 2 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 routes * a cycle route (= a path that is only for cyclists) 3 ~ (to sth) a particular way of achieving sth: the route to fame / power / success * There are a number of routes to qualifying as a social worker. 4 used before the number of a main road in the US: Route 66 verb (routing or routeing, routed, routed) [VN] [usually +adv./prep.] to send sb/sth by a particular route: Satellites route data all over the globe. * The flight to Sydney is routed via Tokyo.