mimicroute
nounUK /ˈmɪmɪkruːt/
US /ˈmɪmɪkruːt/
A mimicroute is a path that copies another path.
The little robot followed the mimicroute to find its way home.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A game where players copy each other's steps along a trail.
We played mimicroute in the park and copied every hop and skip.
3. A map line that repeats the same shape as another line.
The mimicroute on the map wiggled just like the river.
4. A way of doing something that copies a friend's way.
Her mimicroute to cleaning up made the chore feel like a game.