- route
- I(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)II(Roget's IV) n.1. [A course being followed]Syn. way, course, road, highway, path, track, beat, circuit, round, rounds, run, range, tour, direction, tack, trajectory, line of passage, detour; see also road 1 .2. [A projected course]III(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)In.way, course, passage, road, street, highway, path, trail, beat, round, itinerary, shortcut.IIv.direct, steer, dispatch, guide, channel, conduct.IV(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. A course affording passage from one place to another: avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, turnpike, way. See MOVE, OPEN. 2. An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter: beat, circuit, round. See TERRITORY. 3. A means or method of entering into or achieving something desirable: formula, key, secret. Informal: ticket. See MEANS. II verb 1. To cause (something) to be conveyed to a destination: address, consign, dispatch, forward, send, ship, transmit. See MOVE. 2. To show the way to: conduct, direct, escort, guide, lead, pilot, shepherd, show, steer, usher. See SHOW.
English dictionary for students. 2013.