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Collocations for route - noun

ADJ.

quick, short
The shortest route home is round the ring road.
convenient, easy | long | direct | circuitous, circular, devious, indirect, roundabout, tortuous | dangerous, safe | attractive, beautiful, scenic
We had plenty of time so we took the scenic route.
accessible | alternative
Travellers are advised to find an alternative route during road repairs.
main, trunk | air, overland, sea | bus, cycle, etc. | shipping, supply, trade | coastal | east-west, southerly, southern, etc. | trans-Pennine, trans-Sahara, etc. | tourist | well-travelled, well-worn | access | escape

VERB + ROUTE

follow, take | choose, map out, plan, work out
You''ll have to plan your route carefully.
retrace
We retraced our route in an attempt to get back on the right path.

ROUTE + VERB

cross sth, follow sth, go, pass through sth, run, take sb
The alternative route takes you along the river.
climb, turn | lead | lie
Our route lay straight ahead and downhill.

ROUTE + NOUN

map

PREP.

along the ~
There are plenty of bed and breakfasts along the route.
on the ~
We live on the school bus route.
~ between
the most direct route between London and Brighton
~ from
the air route from Berlin to Beijing
~ through
a scenic route through the south of France
~ to
the shortest route to Bruges the best route to success

PHRASES

en route
(= on the way) We''ll stop for lunch en route.

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