He fought with the Soviets, then led the cavalry and B-52 bombers to rout the Taliban.
He raced the other way to make the score 22-0; the rout was on.
The Chinese public had waited so long for their Ping-Pong Spring that they bellowed constant approval of the rout.
And was it really necessary for Winston to pass for all those 440 yards in a 37-point rout of Clemson?
What he wants is a reckless Republican overreach, leading to public outrage, leading to a Republican rout.
The sally failed, and the men of Mansoul were turned to rout.
Artillery, baggage, all was lost; and the rout was complete.
After that Henriette and Sandoz, who were in consternation, witnessed the rout of their menu.
I don't know whether you are seeking to complete the rout of my senses.
A person of breeding choosing the cause of the rout and rabble!
1590s, "disorderly retreat following a defeat," from Middle French route "disorderly flight of troops," literally "a breaking off, rupture," from Vulgar Latin rupta "a dispersed group," literally "a broken group," from noun use of Latin rupta, fem. past participle of rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.)).
The archaic English noun rout "group of persons, assemblage," is the same word, from Anglo-French rute, Old French route "host, troop, crowd," from Vulgar Latin rupta "a dispersed group," here with sense of "a division, a detachment." It first came to English meaning "group of soldiers" (early 13c.), also "gang of outlaws or rioters, mob" (c.1300) before the more general sense developed 14c. Also as a legal term. Cf. rout-cake (1807), one baked for use at a reception.
"drive into disordered flight by defeat," c.1600, from rout (n.). Related: Routed; routing.
