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detour

[ dee-toor, dih-toor ]

noun

  1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
  2. an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc.


verb (used without object)

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

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause to make a detour.
  2. to make a detour around:

    We detoured Birmingham.

detour

/ ˈdiːtʊə /

noun

  1. a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detour1

1730–40 < French détour, Old French destor, derivative of destorner to turn aside, equivalent to des- de- + torner to turn
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Word History and Origins

Origin of detour1

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

Sure, an IPO is usually regarded as a road to riches, but there’s many a speed bump, detour, and dead-end on that hoped-for path to bundles of cash — especially in the presently buoyant ad tech land.

From Digiday

So Mankiewicz’s decision to target Hearst was shocking, and the explanation for it requires a detour into Mankiewicz’s long and winding biography.

From Vox

She said a detour was set up around the area, but traffic was backed up for about three miles.

If you’re planning on attending or booking a separate trip, keep these adventure detours in mind.

In order to see why, we need to take a brief detour through the philosophy of mathematics.

But this is also a parody of narcissism, just a little detour to eternity.

The ice cream remains reason enough to detour off I-84 for a visit to this mid-20th century gem.

I will detour for a moment because this where I often see interviewers and pundits roll their eyes.

On the way to the West Bank, perhaps you could take a detour to visit some of the African neighborhoods in Tel Aviv.

I knew what I wanted to do, and college just felt like a detour.

Leaving the main road a detour of a few miles enabled us to visit Crowland Abbey shortly before reaching Peterborough.

Had we known of this at the time, a short detour would have taken us through its quaint streets.

The much-desired inn soon appeared, but, to the surprise of Gorenflot, Chicot caused him to make a detour and pass round the back.

Three armed with Winchesters made a long detour and dropped quietly into the sage-brush just beyond accurate pistol-range.

The enemy opened fire without delay, so the Yeomanry had to make a wide detour.

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