route
1. route \'ru:t, 'rau.t\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL rupta (via), lit., broken way, fr. L]rupta, fem. of ruptus, pp. 1a: a traveled way : HIGHWAY 1b: a means of access : CHANNEL 2: a line of travel : COURSE 3a: an established or selected course of travel 3b: an assigned territory to be systematically covered 2. route vt 1a: to send by a selected route : DIRECT 1b: to divert in a specified direction 2: to prearrange and direct the order and execution of (a series of operat ions)