reroute
verb
re·route
(ˌ)rē-ˈrüt 
-ˈrau̇t
rerouted; rerouting
1
transitive
: 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
Paul Dunphyautomatically reroutes incoming calls
2
intransitive
: to switch to a different route
The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.
Examples of reroute in a Sentence
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If a student won’t be in school that day, the app reroutes the bus.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
The ranger’s report says that a park visitor called the park’s dispatch service to report the gunshot, and that the ranger initially headed to the scene before dispatch rerouted him to the hospital — details supporting the idea that Mr. Sheehy did fire a gun in the parking lot.
—Kellen Browning Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 17 May 2024
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
The ranger’s report says that a park visitor called the park’s dispatch service to report the gunshot, and that the ranger initially headed to the scene before dispatch rerouted him to the hospital — details supporting the idea that Mr. Sheehy did fire a gun in the parking lot.
—Kellen Browning Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for reroute
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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