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  • 1detour — 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… …

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  • 2Detour Nunatak — (77°8′S 160°55′E / 77.133°S 160.917°E / 77.133; 160.917) is a broad nunatak between Frazier Glacier and the upper part of Mackay Glacier, in Victoria Land. So named in 1957 by the …

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  • 3make a detour — index deviate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4make a circuit — index detour Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5detour — noun ⇨ See also ↑diversion ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy (esp. BrE), long ▪ brief, little, short, slight, small ▪ …

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  • 6detour — /dee toor, di toor /, n. 1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed. 2. an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc. v.i. 3. to make a detour; go by way of a detour. v.t. 4. to cause to …

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  • 7Detour, JHBMM — Started in 2008 by the Mass Media department of Jai Hind College, Mumbai, Detour is one of Mumbai s premier inter collegiate media festivals. It is annually hosted over a period of 3 days at the Jai Hind College, Mumbai. Both, the first and… …

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  • 8detour — n. 1) to set up a detour 2) to follow, make, take a detour 3) a detour around * * * [ diːtʊə] make. take a detour a detour around to follow to set up a detour …

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  • 9detour — de•tour [[t]ˈdi tʊər, dɪˈtʊər[/t]] n. 1) a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed 2) to make a detour; go by way of a detour 3) to cause to make a detour 4) to make a detour around •… …

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  • 10detour — de|tour1 [ˈdi:tuə US tur] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: détour] 1.) a way of going from one place to another that is longer than the usual way make/take a detour ▪ We took a detour to avoid the town centre. 2.) AmE a different road for… …

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