preposition
1.
over a route that passes through
shipped to New York via the Panama Canal
Synonyms: by, by way of, through
Related Word: along; over
2.
using as a means of approach or action
reached the voters via mass-media advertising
Synonyms: by, by dint of, by means of, by virtue of, by way of, per, through, with
Idioms: through the medium of