Rout
Way
Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- America's first confrontation with the Wehrmacht in WW2 proved to be a total rout, as the outnumbered Germans chased the Americans all the way back to British lines.
Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Real Life -
You CAN go this way with throwaway cheap units, but having other units rout is a major morale hit for even veteran units.
Source: Video Game / Total War - When Kaladin thinks of a way to use the bridge as a shield, he turns the battle into a rout for his side, since the Parshendi start ignoring the bridgemen and shooting at the real soldiers.
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