hidden route
Concealed travel path
A hidden route is a path or passage not immediately visible or widely known.
The term applies literally to concealed trails, secret corridors, or obscured roads: The hidden route through the mountains saved hours of travel.
In video games, hidden routes are alternate paths that reward exploration with shortcuts or bonuses.
Figuratively, it describes unconventional approaches to goals: She found a hidden route to success that bypassed the usual credentials.
- secretConcealed information
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
- passageSegment of text
- shortcutQuicker alternative path
- rat runTraffic-avoiding residential route
concealed · path · underground · tunnel · backdoor · escape · smuggler · trail · covert · clandestine · detour · back alley · alley · trapdoor · obscured · unmarked · winding · shadow
hidden routemain road
Primary vehicular thoroughfare
open road · beaten path · public road · charted course · tourist route
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