de·tour

(dē′to͝or′, dĭ-to͝or′)

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.

[French détour, from Old French destor, from destorner, to turn away : des-, de- + torner, to turn; see turn.]

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detour

(ˈdiːtʊə)

(Navigation) a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action

(Navigation) to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action

[C18: from French détour, from Old French destorner to divert, turn away, from des- de- + torner to turn]

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de•tour

(ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər)

n.

1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed.

v.i.

2. to make a detour; go by way of a detour.

v.t.

3. to cause to make a detour.

4. to make a detour around.

[1730–40; < French]

detour

Deviation from those parts of a route where movement has become difficult or impossible to ensure continuity of movement to the destination. The modified part of the route is known as a "detour."

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

detour

Past participle: detoured
Gerund: detouring

Imperative
detour
detour

Present
I detour
you detour
he/she/it detours
we detour
you detour
they detour

Preterite
I detoured
you detoured
he/she/it detoured
we detoured
you detoured
they detoured

Present Continuous
I am detouring
you are detouring
he/she/it is detouring
we are detouring
you are detouring
they are detouring

Present Perfect
I have detoured
you have detoured
he/she/it has detoured
we have detoured
you have detoured
they have detoured

Past Continuous
I was detouring
you were detouring
he/she/it was detouring
we were detouring
you were detouring
they were detouring

Past Perfect
I had detoured
you had detoured
he/she/it had detoured
we had detoured
you had detoured
they had detoured

Future
I will detour
you will detour
he/she/it will detour
we will detour
you will detour
they will detour

Future Perfect
I will have detoured
you will have detoured
he/she/it will have detoured
we will have detoured
you will have detoured
they will have detoured

Future Continuous
I will be detouring
you will be detouring
he/she/it will be detouring
we will be detouring
you will be detouring
they will be detouring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been detouring
you have been detouring
he/she/it has been detouring
we have been detouring
you have been detouring
they have been detouring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been detouring
you will have been detouring
he/she/it will have been detouring
we will have been detouring
you will have been detouring
they will have been detouring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been detouring
you had been detouring
he/she/it had been detouring
we had been detouring
you had been detouring
they had been detouring

Conditional
I would detour
you would detour
he/she/it would detour
we would detour
you would detour
they would detour

Past Conditional
I would have detoured
you would have detoured
he/she/it would have detoured
we would have detoured
you would have detoured
they would have detoured

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	detour - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) roundabout way road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Verb	1.	detour - travel via a detour deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from

detour

noun diversion, bypass, deviation, circuitous route, roundabout way, indirect course He made a detour around the outskirts of the city.

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detour

verb

To pass around but not through:

bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, go around, skirt.

Translations

اِنْحِراف تـَحْوِيلطَريق جانِبي، مُحَوِّل

oklikazajížďkaobjížďka

omvejafledningsmanøvre

Umleitung Umweg Abstecher umleiten

παράκαμψη παρεκτροπή

desvío rodeo desviación

kiertotie

détour déviation

מעקף

preusmjeravanje prometazaobilaženje

kitérõ

krókaleiî

deviazione allungare la strada deviare

回り道迂回路

우회전환

apkārtceļšlīkums

omleiding omlopen omrijden omweg omleiden

omvei avledning omkjøring

objazd zmiana kierunku jazdy

desvio

крюк объезд

okľuka

obvoz

omläggningomväg

ทางเบี่ยงอ้อม

dolambaçlı yoldan gitmegüzergah değiştirme mecburi yönyan yola sapma

đường vòng

弯路绕道转向迂回迂回路

detour

[ˈdiːtʊəʳ]

A. N → rodeo m, vuelta f (Aut) → desvío m
to make a detour → desviarse, dar un rodeo

B. VT (US) → desviar

C. VI (US) → desviarse, dar un rodeo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

detour

[ˈdiːtʊə^r] n

(by traveller) → détour m
to make a detour → faire un détour

(= diversion) (on route) → déviation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

detour

(in road, also fig) → Umweg m; (in river) → Schleife f, → Bogen m; (from a subject) → Abschweifung f; to make a detour → einen Umweg machen

(for traffic) → Umleitung f

vt traffic → umleiten

vi (= make a detour) → einen Umweg machen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

detour

[ˈdiːˌtʊəʳ] n → giro più lungo, deviazione f
to make a detour (through) → fare una deviazione (passando per)

detour

(ˈdiːtuə) noun

a wandering from the direct way. We made a detour through the mountains.

detour

→ اِنْحِراف, تـَحْوِيل objížďka, oklika afledningsmanøvre, omvej Umleitung, Umweg παράκαμψη, παρεκτροπή desvío, rodeo kiertotie détour, déviation preusmjeravanje prometa, zaobilaženje deviazione 回り道, 迂回路 우회, 전환 omleiding avledning, omvei objazd, zmiana kierunku jazdy desvio объезд omläggning, omväg ทางเบี่ยง, อ้อม güzergah değiştirme, mecburi yön đường vòng 转向, 迂回路

Is there a detour? (US)
Is there a diversion? (UK) → Dá se to tu objet? → Er der en omkørsel? → Gibt es eine Umleitung? → Υπάρχει παράκαμψη; → ¿Hay un desvío? → Onko kiertotietä? → Il y a une déviation ? → Postoji li zaobilazni put → C'è una deviazione? → 迂回路はありますか？ → 우회로가 있나요? → Is er een omleiding? → Czy jest objazd? → Tem um desvio? → Finns det en förbifart? → Başka bir yol var mı? → Có đường tránh không? → 可不可以改道行驶？

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I awaited the coming of daylight and then went down to the front of the chateau, and made a detour, examining every trace of footsteps coming towards it or going from it.

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He will be forced to halt for fuel and for food, and the launch must follow the windings of the river; we can take short cuts while they are traversing the detour. I have my map--thank God!

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Rifles ranked so close even to that mountain path that a cry from him would bring the soldiers rushing up the hill, to say nothing of the fact that the wood and ridge were patrolled at regular intervals; rifles so far away, in the dim woods, dwarfed by distance, beyond the river, that an enemy could not slink into the town by any detour. And round the palace rifles at the west door and the east door, at the north door and the south, and all along the four facades linking them.

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Not wishing to attract attention in Copan itself, Professor Bumper and his party made a detour, and finally, after much consultation with Tom over the ancient maps, the scientist announced that he thought they were in the vicinity of the buried city.

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But towards the end of the bombardment, though still I durst not venture in the direction of the stockade, where the balls fell oftenest, I had begun, in a manner, to pluck up my heart again, and after a long detour to the east, crept down among the shore-side trees.

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Making a considerable detour to avoid the chance of falling into the hands of the green men, I came at last to the great wall.

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To follow him it was necessary for the heavy, cumbersome apes to make a wide detour, and Sheeta, too, who hated water.

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In the afternoon we should separate, To-mar and So-al going directly to the Kro-lu village, while Ajor and I made a detour to avoid a conflict with the archers.

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However, one morning Marija took her usual detour, and, to her horror and dismay, saw a crowd of people in front of the bank, filling the avenue solid for half a block.

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They made a detour about the hostile village, and resumed their journey toward the coast.

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Thence I would make a big detour by Epsom to reach Leatherhead.

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The way was most difficult, since shortly after leaving the river I encountered lofty cliffs split by numerous long, narrow fiords, each of which necessitated a con-siderable detour. As the crow flies it is about twenty miles from the mouth of the river to Thuria, but be-fore I had covered half of it I was fagged.

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