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route

Noun

is a type of: line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
subtypes:
- feeder line - a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline)
- main line - the principal route of a transportation system
- data track, track - (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data
- air lane, airway, flight path, skyway - a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
- approach pattern, pattern, traffic pattern - the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport
- flight path - the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air
- beat, round - a regular route for a sentry or policeman
- bus route - the route regularly followed by a passenger bus
- line of flight - the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air
- line of march - the route along which a column advances
- celestial orbit, orbit - the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another
- electron orbit, orbit - the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
- paper round, paper route - the route taken when delivering newspapers every day
- beeline - the most direct route
- circuit - an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to
- crosscut - a diagonal path
- supply line, supply route - a route over which supplies can be delivered
- line of fire - the path of a missile discharged from a firearm
- flyway, migration route - the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
- fairway - the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
- direction, way - a line leading to a place or point
- trade route - a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)
specific instances: northwest passage - a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906)

same as: itinerary, path
is a type of: way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
subtypes:
- access road, slip road - a short road giving access to an expressway
- bypath, byroad, byway - a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
- causeway - a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- clearway - a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)
- corduroy - a road made of logs laid crosswise
- detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
- drive, parkway - a wide scenic road planted with trees
- drive, driveway, private road - a road leading up to a private house
- highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport
- line, rail line, railway line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- post road - a road over which mail is carried
- roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
- crosscut, cutoff, shortcut - a route shorter than the usual one
- side road - a minor road branching off of a main road
- skid road - a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled
- speedway - road where high speed driving is allowed
- thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another
- cart track, cartroad, track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough one
- turnoff - a side road where you can turn off
has:
- bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
- crest, crown - the center of a cambered road
- carrefour, crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection - a junction where one street or road crosses another
- roadbed - a bed supporting a road
- berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- circle, rotary, roundabout, traffic circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
- turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around
- turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
substance holonym: pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare

same as: road

Verb

is a type of: despatch, dispatch, send off - send away towards a designated goal
is a type of: direct, send - cause to go somewhere
is a type of: divert - send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

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