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Definitions of route

noun
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

synonyms: chaussée

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chaussée
one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes

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chemin
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
noun
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

synonyms: chemin

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sortie, voie d'accés
a short road giving access to an expressway

chemin de traverse, rue secondaire, rue transversale, voie indirecte
a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

autoroute
a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown)

accès, grande voie de communication
a wide scenic road planted with trees

accès, chemin, entrée
a road leading up to a private house

autoroute
a major road for any form of motor transport

chaussée
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

chemin
a public road from one place to another

sentier
any road or path affording passage especially a rough one

grande voie de communication, nationale
a major or main route

boulevard périphérique, périphérique
a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

cul-de-sac, impasse
a street with only one way in or out

voie d'embranchement, épi
a railway line connected to a trunk line

chaussée
one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes

autoroute, nationale
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

grande route, nationale
a highway

rue
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

piste, sentier battu
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country

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chemin, passage
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
noun
the property of distance in general

synonyms: distance

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distance
the property created by the space between two objects or points
noun
an established line of travel or access

synonyms: voie

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ligne principale, voie principale
the principal route of a transportation system

piste, voie
(computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data

couloir aérien
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

circuit
a regular route for a sentry or policeman

circuit
the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

chemin, direction
a line leading to a place or point

piste
the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing

orientation
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

cours, direction
general line of orientation

tendance
a general direction in which something tends to move

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ligne
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent
noun
a way or means to achieve something

synonyms: chemin

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façon, manière, moyen
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved

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