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By the end of the sixties the retreat of the missionaries had turned into a rout. The Confederate retreat was on the verge of becoming a rout when Banks unexpectedly broke off the pursuit. 3.a. A force retreating in a disordered and rushed manner; a body of routed troops. rare (archaic in later use).
ROUT definition: 1. to defeat an enemy completely and force them to run away 2. to defeat an opponent completely…. Learn more.
It's a good road. Ils ont fait la route à pied. They did the journey on foot. Il y a 3 heures de route. It's a 3-hour journey. Il y a des bouchons sur la route des vacances. There are traffic jams on holiday routes. Je ne connais pas la route.
The earliest known use of the noun rout is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for rout is from around 1400, in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It is also recorded as a verb from the Old English period (pre-1150).
rout, v.¹¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
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rout ⇒ vi. (pig: root around) (cochon) retourner la terre avec sa truffe loc v. The pig's snouts were dirty from routing in the soil. rout [sb/sth] ⇒ vtr. (cause to flee or take flight) faire fuir ⇒ vtr. The gunshot routed a flock of birds. rout n.
