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detour
[dee-toor, dih-toor]
noun
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc.
verb (used without object)
to make a detour; go by way of a detour.
verb (used with object)
to cause to make a detour.
to make a detour around.
We detoured Birmingham.
detour
/ ˈ徱ːʊə /
noun
a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action
verb
to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of detour1
Example Sentences
Tourists wandered through openings in the gates, some lamenting the lengthy detours the barriers required — especially given the humidity and heat that pressed down on the city.
After two more thrillers, The Fist of God and Icon, Forsyth took an abrupt detour with The Phantom of Manhattan: a sequel to the Phantom of the Opera, which had been a successful musical.
Holly added there was "massive inequality" for menstruating students, who sometimes had to detour to the school office to get period products.
Yet she detours into alt territory in the second half of “Lose My Cool” and the next track, “It’s Just Us.”
International flights are now being forced to take longer, costlier detours, increasing both travel time and fuel expenses.
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