reroutes
Sends another way
Reroutes means sends or directs along a different path.
Traffic reroutes around construction.
A dispatcher reroutes a delivery truck.
Airlines reroute passengers through different hub cities when flights cancel.
The word applies equally to physical movement and abstract flows: The company rerouted funds to a different account.
Alternate path around obstruction
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- diversionRedirection of attention
- redirectSend in new direction
- deviationDeparture from expected path
workaround · shortcut · backroad · side street · traffic diversion · roadblock · construction zone · turning around
Send in new direction
- deflectTurn from course
- divertCause to change course
- rechannelingDirecting elsewhere anew
- reassignmentShifting to new duties
reallocation · forwarding · transfer · switch · handoff · relay · bounce · shunt
detour
Alternate path around obstruction
deviation · workaround · shortcut · backroad · side street · traffic diversion · roadblock · construction zone · turning around · U-turn
redirect
Send in new direction
- deflectTurn from course
- divertCause to change course
- rechannelingDirecting elsewhere anew
reassignment · reallocation · forwarding · transfer · switch · handoff · relay · bounce · shunt · queue