reroute

verb

re·​route (ˌ)rē-ˈrüt How to pronounce reroute (audio)
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting

transitive verb

: 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
automatically reroutes incoming calls

intransitive verb

: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.

Examples of reroute in a Sentence

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Another regional flight, Republic flight 4700, was about 3 miles from Reagan National Airport during the incident and was rerouted out of caution, according to Reuters. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Middle Eastern oil producers have rerouted another 2 million barrels per day around the strait. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 So the Wolfpack and Cavaliers got rerouted back to the far less exotic — but far more practical — Blue Ridge foothills of Charlottesville instead. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Saudi Arabia has already been forced to reroute oil tankers thousands of miles around Africa to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, Bloomberg reported. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reroute

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined at sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of reroute was in 1869

Rhymes for reroute

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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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