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noun ADJ. quick, short The shortest route home is round the ring road. | convenient, easy | long | direct | circuitous, circular, devious, indirect, roundabout, tortuous | dangerous, safe | attractive, beautiful, scenic We had plenty of time so we took the scenic route. | accessible | alternative Travellers are advised to find an alternative route during road repairs. | main, trunk | air, overland, sea | bus, cycle, etc. | shipping, supply, trade | coastal | east-west, southerly, southern, etc. | trans-Pennine, trans-Sahara, etc. | tourist | well-travelled, well-worn | access | escape VERB + ROUTE follow, take | choose, map out, plan, work out You'll have to plan your route carefully. | retrace We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path. ROUTE + VERB cross sth, follow sth, go, pass through sth, run, take sb The alternative route takes you along the river. | climb, turn | lead | lie Our route lay straight ahead and downhill. ROUTE + NOUN map PREP. along the ~ There are plenty of bed and breakfasts along the route. | on the ~ We live on the school bus route. | ~ between the most direct route between London and Brighton | ~ from the air route from Berlin to Beijing | ~ through a scenic route through the south of France | ~ to the shortest route to Bruges the best route to success PHRASES en route (= on the way) We'll stop for lunch en route.
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + route
a direct route
• The motorway is the most direct route.
the best route
• Let's look at the map and work out the best route.
the quickest/shortest route
• We took the shortest route back to the hotel.
a roundabout route
( also a circuitous route formal ) (= one that is not at all direct )
• Sorry we're late. We took a rather circuitous route.
the scenic route
(= a route that is not direct but goes through beautiful country )
• I decided to take the scenic route.
a northerly/southerly etc route
• She followed the northerly route across Spain to Bilbao.
the same route
• He had intended to return by the same route.
a different route
• Is this a different route than the one we took before?
an alternative route
(= one that you can use instead )
• Holiday-makers bound for South Wales are advised to find an alternative route.
an escape route
(= a way of leaving a building or place in an emergency such as a fire )
• Check that your escape route is clear.
verbs
follow a route
• Are we following the right route?
take a route
• They had been forced to take a longer route.
plan your route
• We studied the map and planned our route.
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