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Detour

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Noun

1. detour, roundabout way

a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

Verb

2. detour

travel via a detour

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Detour

see synonyms of detour
noun
1. 
a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action
verb
2. 
to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action

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Detour

see synonyms of detour
noun
1. 
a roundabout way; deviation from a direct way
2. 
a route used when the direct or regular route is closed to traffic
verb intransitive
3. 
to go by way of a detour
verb transitive
4.  US
to cause to go by way of a detour
5. 
to go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Detour

see synonyms of detour
n.
1. A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route.
2. A deviation from a direct course of action.
intr. & tr.v. de·toured, de·tour·ing, de·tours
To go or cause to go by a roundabout way.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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