idealpath

noun
UK /aɪˈdɪəl pɑːθ/
US /aɪˈdiːəl pæθ/

The best possible way to go to reach a place or goal.

The teacher showed us the idealpath to the library so we would not get lost.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A plan that works better than any other plan.

Saving a little money each week was the idealpath to buying a bike.

3. The smoothest way to do something without trouble.

Reading the instructions first is the idealpath to building the toy.

4. A route that avoids problems like traffic or bad weather.

Taking the side street was the idealpath during the storm.