detour

de·tour  (dtr, d-tr)

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.

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

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detour

Noun

a deviation from a direct route or course of action [French]

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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."

Thesaurus

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

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detour

noun diversion, bypass, deviation, circuitous route, roundabout way, indirect course

Translations

detour [ˈdiːtuəʳ] n (gen) (US) (AUT) (= diversion); desvío

vt (US) [+ traffic]; desviar;

to make a detour → dar un rodeo

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detour [ˈdiːtuəʳ] n → détour m;

(US) (Aut) (= diversion); déviation f

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detour [ˈdiːtuəʳ] n → Umweg m;

(US) (Aut) → Umleitung f

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detour [ˈdiːtuəʳ] n → deviazione f

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detour

n detour [ˈdiːtuə]

a wandering from the direct way We made a detour through the mountains. ompad طَريق جانِبي، مُحَوِّل отклонение oklika, zajížďka omvej der Abstecher παράκαμψη desvío ümbersõit بیراهه؛ راه انحرافی kiertotie détour מַעֲקָף कहीं जाने के लिए लंबा पथ skretanje kerülő (út) memutar krókaleið deviazione 回り道 우회로 lankstas, aplinkkelis apkārtceļš; līkums lencongan omweg omvei, omkjøring(svei) objazd desvio ocol крюк okľuka obvoz skretanje omväg, avstickare การอ้อม yan yola sapma, dolambaçlı yoldan gitme 迂回，繞道，彎路 гак; обхід پھیر کا راستہ đường vòng 迂回，绕道，弯路