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en route

[ ahn root, en; French ahn-root ]
/ ɑn ˈrut, ɛn; French ɑ̃ ˈrut /
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adverb, adjective
on the way: The plane crashed en route from Cairo to Athens.
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Origin of en route

Borrowed into English from French around 1770–80

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British Dictionary definitions for en route

en route
/ (ɒn ˈruːt, French ɑ̃ rut) /

adverb
on or along the way; on the road

Word Origin for en route

C18: from French
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Other Idioms and Phrases with en route

en route

On or along the way, as in We'll pick up Dan en route to the restaurant, or We can finish our discussion en route. This French term was adopted into English in the late 1700s.

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