"reroute" meaning in English

See reroute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈɹuːt/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈɹut/ [General-American], /ɹiˈɹaʊt/ [General-American], /ɹiːˈɹʉːt/ [Australia], /ɹiˈɹut/ [Canada] Forms: reroutes [plural]
Rhymes: -uːt, -aʊt Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English route English reroute From re- + route. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|route|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English route English reroute [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "route", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reroute", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="reroute"> From re- + route. Head templates: {{en-noun}} reroute (plural reroutes)
  1. The use of a different route from one planned or used before. Synonyms: rerouting
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Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈɹuːt/ [Ireland, Received-Pronunciation], /ɹiˈɹut/ [General-American], /ɹiˈɹaʊt/ [General-American], /ɹiːˈɹʉːt/ [Australia], /ɹiˈɹut/ [Canada] Forms: reroutes [present, singular, third-person], rerouting [participle, present], rerouteing [participle, present, rare], rerouted [participle, past], rerouted [past]
Rhymes: -uːt, -aʊt Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English route English reroute From re- + route. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|re-|route|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English route English reroute [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "again", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*wre-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "re-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "route", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "reroute", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="reroute"> From re- + route. Head templates: {{en-verb|+|+,~ing<l:rare>}} reroute (third-person singular simple present reroutes, present participle rerouting or (rare) rerouteing, simple past and past participle rerouted)
  1. (transitive) To change the route taken by something. Tags: transitive Derived forms: reroutable, rerouter Translations (to change the route taken by something): canviar la ruta (Catalan), přesměrovat [perfective] (Czech), odklonit [perfective] (Czech), poslat jinudy (Czech), navést jinudy (Czech), změnit trasu (Czech), recircuiter (French), umleiten (German), cambiare il percorso (Italian), cambiar o percurso (Portuguese), cambiar el itinerario (Spanish), reencaminar (Spanish), reenrutar (Spanish)
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          "text": "Approximately 1.25 miles of Virginia Highway 58 was rerouted to merge with US Highway 25E south of the gap. This photograph shows the phenomenon of the “fogfall,” when fog trapped in the meteorite crater of Middlesboro escapes […]",
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      "sense": "to change the route taken by something",
      "word": "canviar la ruta"
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      "sense": "to change the route taken by something",
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      "word": "změnit trasu"
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      "word": "recircuiter"
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      "sense": "to change the route taken by something",
      "word": "umleiten"
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      "sense": "to change the route taken by something",
      "word": "cambiare il percorso"
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      "word": "cambiar o percurso"
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      "word": "reencaminar"
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          "text": "In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against antiquity and the scenic beauty of the site.",
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