- route
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ fast, quick, short▪
The shortest route home is along the shore.
▪ convenient, easy▪ best▪ long▪ direct▪ circuitous, circular, indirect, roundabout, tortuous (esp. BrE)▪a circuitous route through the narrow side streets
▪ dangerous, safe▪ attractive, beautiful (esp. BrE), scenic▪We had plenty of time so we took the scenic route.
▪ accessible▪ alternate (AmE), alternative, different▪The snow forced us to take an alternative route.
▪ main, major, trunk (esp. BrE)▪ air, overland, sea▪ bus, cycle (BrE)▪ shipping, supply, trade▪ coastal▪ east-west, southerly, southern, etc.▪ transatlantic (esp. BrE), transcontinental (esp. AmE), etc.▪ tourist▪ migration▪ well-travelled/well-traveled▪ traditional▪ access▪ escape▪ paradeVERB + ROUTE▪ follow, go, take, use▪ choose, find, map out, plan, work out▪You'll have to plan your route carefully.
▪ try▪ know▪The bus driver did not seem to know the route.
▪ trace▪ retrace▪We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path.
▪ fly, travel▪The airline currently flies this route twice a day.
ROUTE + VERB▪ cross sth, follow sth, go, pass through sth, run, take sb▪The alternative route takes you along the river.
▪ turn (esp. BrE)▪ lead▪ lie▪Our route lay straight ahead and downhill.
▪ connect sth, link sth▪the trade routes linking Persia and China
ROUTE + NOUN▪ mapPREPOSITION▪ along the route▪There are plenty of hotels along the route.
▪ on the route▪We live on the school bus route.
▪ route between▪the most direct route between Bangkok and Chiang Mai
▪ route from▪the air route from Berlin to Beijing
▪ route through▪a scenic route through the south of France
▪ route to▪the shortest route to Manila
▪the best route to success
PHRASES▪ en route (= on the way)▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}We'll stop for lunch en route.
verbRoute is used with these nouns as the object: ↑traffic
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
