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routes

  • plural
    of route.
    route
    noun
    a course, way, or road for passage or travel.
  • present tense form
    of route (3rd person singular).
    route
    noun
    a course, way, or road for passage or travel.

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Then on Monday afternoon, the force said the same road was shut due to a "road traffic collision" with a bridge, and officers asked people to find alternative routes.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Mediators in the talks said Iranian diplomats agreed early in the month on a deal with Oman to set up and oversee routes through Hormuz that would lead to the gradual reopening of the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Major shipping companies including France's CMA CGM, Switzerland-headquartered MSC and Germany-based Hapag-Lloyd have pledged to "avoid Arctic trans-shipment routes".

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

He had 30 shots on goal and made 30 key passes, highlighting his routes to points.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The routes along those waterways led to others that followed rivers from the Southeast and connected with roads that turned southward toward the Valley of Mexico.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz