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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Once among the world’s largest lakes, the sea began disappearing in the 1960s, after the Soviets rerouted rivers for irrigation.
—Catherine Wagley, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
An 8-year-old girl died after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight to Chicago Thursday morning, which was rerouted to land in Peoria, Illinois, officials said.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 June 2024
Prior messages to reroute the ship at least 100 nautical miles from the combat zone weren’t received by the ship until afterward.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
May 2, 2024 Authorities are still investigating the cause of the wreck and rerouting traffic around the accident scene, leaving Norwalk choked with cars.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
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Catherine Wagley, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
An 8-year-old girl died after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight to Chicago Thursday morning, which was rerouted to land in Peoria, Illinois, officials said.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 13 June 2024
Prior messages to reroute the ship at least 100 nautical miles from the combat zone weren’t received by the ship until afterward.
—The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
May 2, 2024 Authorities are still investigating the cause of the wreck and rerouting traffic around the accident scene, leaving Norwalk choked with cars.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 2 May 2024
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“Reroute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reroute. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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