detour (noun)
1detour — noun ⇨ See also ↑diversion ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy (esp. BrE), long ▪ brief, little, short, slight, small ▪ …
2detour — ► NOUN ▪ a divergence from a direct or intended route. ► VERB ▪ take a detour. ORIGIN French, change of direction …
3detour — I noun alternate route, by pass, by passage, circuitous route, deflection, departure, deviation, deviation from a direct course, digression, diversion, excursion, indirect path, loop, roundabout course, temporary route, wrong course associated… …
4detour — noun a roundabout route taken to avoid something or to visit somewhere along the way. verb take a detour. Origin C18: from Fr. détour change of direction , from détourner turn away …
5detour — noun the detour will add another twenty minutes to the trip Syn: diversion, circuitous route, indirect route, scenic route; bypass; digression, deviation, shortcut …
6detour — I UK [ˈdiːtʊə(r)] / US [ˈdɪˌtʊr] noun [countable] Word forms detour : singular detour plural detours a way of going from one place to another that is not the shortest or usual way make/take a detour: I took a detour round the back streets. II UK… …
7detour — I. noun Etymology: French détour, from Old French destor, from destorner to divert, from des de + torner to turn more at turn Date: 1738 a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially a roundabout way temporarily replacing… …
8detour — /ˈditʊə / (say deetoouh), / tuə/ (say toohuh), / tɔ/ (say taw) noun 1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily instead of the main route. –verb (i) 2. to make a detour; go by way of a detour. –verb (t) 3. to… …
9detour — 1. noun /ˈdiːtʊə/ A diversion or deviation from ones original route. On the third day I made a detour westward to avoid the country of the Band lu, as I did not care to be detained by a meeting with To jo. 2. verb /ˈdiːtʊə/ a) To make a detour.… …
10detour — de|tour1 [ di,tur ] noun count a way of going from one place to another that is not the shortest or usual way: make/take a detour: I took a detour round the back streets. detour de|tour 2 [ di,tur ] verb intransitive to go from one place to… …
