# routeing

Pronunciation: say "ROOT-ing" US /ˈɹutɪŋ/, UK /ˈɹuːtɪŋ/, AUS /ˈɹʉːtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of route. Chiefly British; the usual spelling is routing. *(British)* — present participle and gerund of route
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of route. A chiefly British spelling of routing.
   - _The dispatchers spent the morning routeing freight around the closed motorway._
   - _Routeing passengers through a second hub reduced delays during the storm._

## Noun

2. In transport planning, a method for working out paths from starting points to destinations across a network. *(British)*
   - Simple: A way of choosing the best paths for vehicles or goods to move through a network of roads or rails.
   - _The logistics firm overhauled its routeing to cut fuel costs across the delivery fleet._
   - _Poor routeing left several rural villages without a direct rail connection._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/routeing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).