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Alternate route — Types of special routes in the United States An official alternate route is a special route in the United States that provides an alternate alignment for a highway. They are loop roads and found in many road systems in the United States including … Wikipedia
take an alternate route — index detour Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Route 114A (Rhode Island — Route 114A Route information Length: 3.4 mi (5.5 km) R … Wikipedia
Route 54 (Delaware–Maryland) — Maryland Route 54 redirects here. For the former highway, see Maryland Route 54 (former). Delaware Route 54 / Maryland Route 54 … Wikipedia
Route 40, Melbourne — State (Bell/Springvale) Highway Formerly along Springvale Road … Wikipedia
alternate — alternates, alternating, alternated (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɔ͟ːltə(r)neɪt[/t]]. The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]ɔːltɜ͟ː(r)nət[/t]].) 1) V RECIP ERG When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing… … English dictionary
alternate — I UK [ˈɔːltə(r)neɪt] / US [ˈɔltərˌneɪt] verb Word forms alternate : present tense I/you/we/they alternate he/she/it alternates present participle alternating past tense alternated past participle alternated 1) a) [intransitive] if one thing… … English dictionary
alternate — alternately, adv. alternateness, n. alternatingly, adv. v. /awl teuhr nayt , al /; adj., n. /awl teuhr nit, al /, v., alternated, alternating, adj., n. v.i. 1. to interchange repeatedly and regularly with one another in time or place; rotate… … Universalium
alternate — I. adjective Etymology: Latin alternatus, past participle of alternare, from alternus alternate, from alter Date: 1513 1. occurring or succeeding by turns < a day of alternate sunshine and rain > 2. a. arranged first on one side and then on the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
alternate — [ˈɔːltəˌneɪt] verb [I/T] I to change from one thing, idea, or feeling to another, and keep repeating that pattern The government alternates between tough talk and silence.[/ex] The course allows students to alternate work with education.[/ex] II… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
