rerouted (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /ˈriːraʊt/
Definition
To change the route or direction of something, such as a road, a flight, or a shipment, often due to obstacles, closures, or other disruptions.
Examples
The construction on Main Street forced the city to reroute the bus route.
The GPS helped us reroute our trip to avoid the traffic jam.
How to Use rerouted
- reroute something (verb phrase)
- to change the direction or path of something — "The company had to reroute their shipments after the port closed."
- reroute to something (prepositional phrase)
- to change the direction or path to something — "The GPS helped us reroute to a different highway."
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