route

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rute, from Vulgar Latin *rupta (via), literally, broken way, from Latin rupta, feminine of ruptus, past participle Date: 13th century 1. a. a traveled way ; highway <

the main route north

> b. a means of access ; channel <

the route to social mobility — T. F. O'Dea

> 2. a line of travel ; course 3. a. an established or selected course of travel or action b. an assigned territory to be systematically covered <

a newspaper route

> II. transitive verb (routed; routing) Date: 1832 1. to send by a selected route ; direct <

was routed along the scenic shore road

> 2. to divert in a specified direction