en route
adverb/ˌɒ̃ ˈruːt/, /ˌɒn ˈruːt/
/ˌɑ̃ː ˈruːt/, /ˌɑːn ˈruːt/
(from French)- on the way; while travelling from/to a particular place
- We stopped for a picnic en route.
- en route (from…) (to…) The bus broke down en route from Boston to New York.
- (British English) en route (for…) a plane en route for Heathrow
Word Originlate 18th cent.: French from Old French rute ‘road’.Want to learn more?
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