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compact route

[/ˈkɒmpækt ruːt/]
nounpl: compact routes
rota compacta
1. A travel path or journey that is efficiently designed to minimize distance, time, or space while covering all necessary destinations
The delivery driver planned a compact route to visit all customers in the shortest time possible.
O motorista de entrega planejou uma rota compacta para visitar todos os clientes no menor tempo possível.
2. In logistics and transportation, a streamlined course that reduces unnecessary detours
The bus company optimized a compact route through the city center.
A empresa de ônibus otimizou uma rota compacta pelo centro da cidade.
Synonyms
efficient routeoptimized routestreamlined pathdirect route
Antonyms
lengthy routecircuitous routeindirect pathsprawling route

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
rota compacta
most common usage
São Paulo
trajeto otimizado
alternative term emphasizing optimization
Portugal
percurso compacto
alternative term commonly used in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

shortest distance between two points
take the scenic route (opposite)
map out a route
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