单词 | en route |
释义 | en routeadv. On the way, in the course of the journey. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > a journey > on or in the course of a journey [phrase] in the (also one's) wayOE by the wayOE by wayOE on (also upon) the (also one's) wayOE in the mean way1569 en route1779 1779 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 112 On which day he would certainly be en route with Mie Mie. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 182 There we met with his ‘Coupé’ and the fair Ravennese en route. 1857 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 24 165 Bread, biscuits, jams, and other things not procurable en route. 1867 H. Latham Black & White 34 Informing a friend..that certain goods were en route to him from England in a certain ship. 1872 A. I. Shand Shooting Rapids I. vii. 119 They changed horses twice en route. 1955 Times 10 May 10/3 In the course of his journey to Leeds the Prime Minister made several speeches en route. 1956 R. Braddon Nancy Wake ix. 93 He would attempt to escape somewhere en route to Gerona. 1967 Boston Sunday Herald 26 Mar. vi. 4/1 (advt.) Enroute to Miami with overnight stays in Wash., D.C., [etc.]. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 7 Feb. 11/3 You can take advantage of Sitmar's ‘Cruise Plus’ feature which allows stopovers enroute home. 1978 Nature 5 Oct. 363/2 US spacecraft are now en-route to Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. 2005 L. H. Kaufman Leaders Count v. 119 Special railroad-owned cars where postal clerks sorted mail en route..were part of many passenger trains. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adv.1779 |
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