reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
1
transitive
: to send or direct (something) on or along a different route
rerouting flights/traffic
Bypassing roads, of course, was a prime consideration in rerouting the trail …—
Paul Dunphy
Paul Dunphyautomatically reroutes incoming calls
2
intransitive
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
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This effectively forced all container shipping companies to avoid traversing through the Suez Canal, instead opting to reroute around southern Africa’s Cape of Good Hope.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
Instead of an expressway cutting through their neighborhoods, the road was rerouted through the predominantly Black communities to the east.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The segment will be closed to traffic from 7 p.m. March 7 until 6 a.m. the following morning; the agency plans to reroute traffic around I-30 and Loop 820 in the meantime.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
Its sophisticated drainage system has successfully rerouted centuries of intense rainfall—some 80 inches a year—and its buildings have withstood earthquakes despite being built on steep slopes.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2025
Instead of an expressway cutting through their neighborhoods, the road was rerouted through the predominantly Black communities to the east.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
The segment will be closed to traffic from 7 p.m. March 7 until 6 a.m. the following morning; the agency plans to reroute traffic around I-30 and Loop 820 in the meantime.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2025
Its sophisticated drainage system has successfully rerouted centuries of intense rainfall—some 80 inches a year—and its buildings have withstood earthquakes despite being built on steep slopes.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for reroute
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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