route

Definition

  • noun: a way to get from one place to another place
  • noun: a traveled way
  • synonyms: highway, address, air lane

Examples

  • ('US') She has a 'paper route'. [=('Brit') 'paper round'; a job of delivering newspapers to the same places every day]

  • I decided to 'go/take the traditional route' [=do the traditional thing] and have a big wedding.

  • We took 'the scenic route'. [=a way that is not the fastest way but that has beautiful scenery]

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'll admit, I was a little let down. But I still think there's more to you. In fact, I think that for you... this isn't just a tool. It's an escape route. You wanna disappear. Start fresh. - I can't even get off this island. - I can give you a way off... once you get me to Lucius Fox. (..)
    2012 The Dark Knight Rises