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third-person singular simple present reroutes, present participle rerouting or rerouteing, simple past and past participle rerouted
To change the route taken by something. examples
plural reroutes
The use of a different route from one planned or used before. quotations examples
In 1844, objection was raised to the Furness Railway's Dalton & Barrow line, when it was revealed that the line would pass directly through Furness Abbey. A re-route was achieved, with the line skirting the abbey ruins instead - although many continued to see the intrusion as a travesty against antiquity and the scenic beauty of the site.
2022 January 12, Dr. Joseph Brennan, “Castles: ruined and redeemed by rail”, in RAIL, number 948, page 56