routˈer noun

1. A person or thing that routs
2. A tool of various styles for hollowing out, grooving, etc

route /root or (US and military) rowt/

1. A way or course that is or may be travelled
2. Marching orders
3. Any regular journey
4. A regular series of calls, a round (N American)

1. To fix the route of
2. To send by a particular route

routˈer noun (computing)

A device on a network used for communication between two networks which can operate on different protocols

routeˈman noun (N American)

A shopkeeper's roundsman

route march noun

A long march of troops in training

route one noun (football)

The strategy of playing long high passes towards a tall central striker

route-proving flight noun

A flight of aeroplanes sent out to test the possibilities and advantages of variants of a new service

routeˈ-step noun

An order of march in which soldiers are not required to keep step