What (who) is detour - definition
detour
DIVERSION ON A ROUTE
Detour (road); DETOUR; Diversion route; Detours; Traffic diversion
¦ noun a roundabout route taken to avoid something or to visit somewhere along the way.
¦ verb take a detour.
Origin
C18: from Fr. detour 'change of direction', from detourner 'turn away'.
detour
DIVERSION ON A ROUTE
Detour (road); DETOUR; Diversion route; Detours; Traffic diversion
(detours)
1.
If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way.
He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
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2.
A detour is a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired. (AM; in BRIT, use diversion
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detour
DIVERSION ON A ROUTE
Detour (road); DETOUR; Diversion route; Detours; Traffic diversion
n.
1) to set up a detour
2) to follow, make, take a detour
3) a detour around
Pronunciation examples for detour
1. at this detour.
The Amazing Race _ Phil Keoghan _ Talks at Google
2. Sorry for the detour.
David Grinspoon _ Talks at Google
3. You may detour into disengagement,
Coming Alive - The Journey To Reengage Your Life And Career _ Ruth Ross _ Talks at Google
4. they entail his... permanent detour.
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
5. I took a little detour
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Examples of use of detour
1. Motorists should follow traffic police detour signs.
2. Both were wounded during their '0–mile inland detour.
3. Husband said officials were working on a detour plan.
4. Then the novel takes a detour into some literal–minded horror.
5. Traffic past his country residence is now forced to make a long detour around it.