the.com/reroute
The GPS of denial: same disaster, scenic new path to it.
means To send something along a different path to reach the same destination, usually because the original way is blocked or broken.
from Simple compound of 're-' (again, anew) plus 'route,' which English borrowed from French 'route,' itself descending from Latin 'rupta' (via), literally a 'broken' or 'cut' way — a path forged through terrain. So a reroute is, etymologically, just cutting a fresh broken path all over again.
- traffic use
- avoids the jam, not the destination
- emotional use
- pretending the new plan was the plan
- airlines favorite
- delay wearing a helpful costume