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escape routes

escape routes is the plural of escape route.

Meaning of escape route

Noun

escape route (plural escape routes)

  1. A path used by someone to escape from a dangerous place.
    • In case of emergency, all personnel must follow the escape routes.
  2. (figuratively) A way out of a difficult or unpleasant situation.
    • Success was a laugh for Dizzee, but it was also his escape route from a tense upbringing: he was expelled from four schools and often ran into trouble; shortly after winning the Mercury prize in 2003, he was stabbed by a rival crew member in Ayia Napa. Now, suddenly, he could travel freely, support...2017 July 16, Tim Jonze, “Dizzee Rascal: ‘I’m the one person who can say, Grime? Nah, I seen it, sorry!’”, in The Guardian

Questions about escape routes

What is escape routes the plural of?
Escape routes is the plural of escape route.

Words near escape routes in the dictionary

  1. escape road
  2. escape roads
  3. escape room
  4. escape rooms
  5. escape route
  6. escape routes
  7. escape sequence
  8. escape sequences
  9. escape tone
  10. escape tones
  11. escape valve

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