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Definition of "redirect" []

  • To change the direction or course of. (verb-transitive)
  • A redirect examination. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "redirect" in a sentence
  • "ANNE BREMNER, CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTY: Well, Tom Sneddon, on what they call redirect examination in a courtroom, I think came up with a good explanation for why the complainant, the accuser, didn't tell the dean at his school about the molestation."
  • "Matt Carle (FSY), who had four assists, fed Gagne for a nice redirect from the top of the crease for the winner."
  • "June 13, 12: 01pm: Twelve hours after launch, a passionate and vitriol-filled flame war erupts amongst web protocol nazis about exacly which 300-series HTTP header should be used to redirect from the old/profile. php? id = 500012896 URLs to the new system."