route - use in sentences

Preposition: on

  • crag: The steep expanse of rock to the right of Gone is crossed by some of the best routes on the crag.

Noun used with modifier

  • escape: Didn't she have the escape route mapped out beforehand?
  • bus: We lobby where relevant, for example the council for a bus route, to reduce the number of cars on the road.
  • cycle: Signing & Getting lost: Signing for cycle routes in the UK is dreadful.
  • progression: Progression routes The majority of students are expected to progress to Additional Applied Science.
  • trunk: His vision was that this would provide the main trunk routes, to which more local canals could connect.
  • walking: Further consideration will be needed in finding a solution to a safer walking route through the village.

Adjective modifier

  • circular: The C2C can be turned into a circular route by returning to Whitehaven via the Reivers Cycle Route.
  • alternative: An alternative route would be to have a company pension scheme owning the property.
  • scenic: We decided to take a hilly and scenic route to our section of the fence.
  • safe: Details of schemes around the country can be found on the safer routes to school website.
  • direct: At the end of your visit ask the sales person for the safest and most direct route off the site.
  • pedestrian: The pedestrian route is now to leave or join the canal at Lock 4e, diverting along Manchester Road.

Converse of object

  • choose: His scouts had chosen the route through the town center carefully.
  • propose: Cllr McBride queried the length of the proposed route.
  • walk: A comprehensive directory of long-distance walking routes in the UK.

Modifies a noun

  • planner: It also has a rather nifty European route planner.
  • map: Also canoe and kayak hire with buoyancy aid, paddles and route map.
  • finder: It has a built in route finder and you can move around the maps without re-loading the page.

Preposition: for

  • cyclist: Where there are appreciable flows of pedestrians or cyclists, a defined route for cyclists through the area aids orientation and assists effective movement.

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