re-route
Britishverb
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to route or direct (traffic, a road, a river, etc) in a different direction
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to change the direction of (a project, funds, etc)
Example Sentences
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Such incidents typically require a quick re-route, or an “aborted landing attempt,” in which pilots quickly return to a higher altitude before attempting to land again at Burbank, according to the FAA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The idea, they say, is to re-route general traffic around some of the capital's most famous streets like the Grassmarket and parts of the Royal Mile where pedestrians would be given priority.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2024
The shipping company Maersk had announced earlier that it had decided to re-route its ships that have been paused for days outside the strait and Red Sea, and send them around Africa instead.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
There were 361 flights either delayed, cancelled or diverted to other regional airports on Sunday, affecting about 65,000 passengers, while numerous other flights were forced to re-route to avoid Philippine airspace.
From Reuters ● Jan. 2, 2023
Drought-stricken correspondents at one small California newspaper have sparked a national conversation by proposing to re-route water from the Mississippi River to the parts of the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
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