re-route
Britishverb
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to route or direct (traffic, a road, a river, etc) in a different direction
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to change the direction of (a project, funds, etc)
Example Sentences
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United Airlines helped re-route Calderón to Nicaragua — and the airline did bump up his seat to first class to make up for the mix-up.
From Los Angeles Times
Such incidents typically require a quick re-route, or an “aborted landing attempt,” in which pilots quickly return to a higher altitude before attempting to land again at Burbank, according to the FAA.
From Los Angeles Times
"It will have all the information it needs to re-route," says Mr Colman.
From BBC
The idea, they say, is to re-route general traffic around some of the capital's most famous streets like the Grassmarket and parts of the Royal Mile where pedestrians would be given priority.
From BBC
But ship tracking data shows that this changed from 15 December, when ship operators began taking decisions to re-route their cargo around Africa.
From BBC
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