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Definition of reroute

reroute

/ˌriːˈruːt/
re · route
Plural:reroutes
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Past Simple:rerouted
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Past Participle:rerouted
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Present Participle:rerouting
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reroute Lexical Profile

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• verb

1

To send or direct along a different or alternative course, path, or channel (especially of traffic, transportation, shipments, or electronic data).

Example

"City officials had to reroute morning commuter traffic around the construction site on the main avenue."

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• noun

1

An instance of changing the route of traffic, a flight, a shipment, or a communication signal, or the new path taken.

Example

"Due to severe thunderstorms over the Midwest, the air traffic controller issued a last-minute reroute for several commercial flights."

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• Rhymes for reroute

• Nearby Words

rerent
reroll
reroof
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rerun
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resale

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Reroute. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/reroute
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