detour
noun [C] /ˈdiː.tɔːr/
/-tʊr/ Definition
› a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way: You'd be wise to make (US also take) a detour to avoid the roadworks.Routes and roads in generalChanging direction detour verb [I or T] mainly US › We had to detour around the town, so it took us longer than usual.Changing direction
(Definition of detour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- approach noun (COMING NEAR)
- ascent noun (SLOPE)
- communication noun
- cycle lane/path noun
- dead end noun
- fast link noun
- footstep noun
- impassable adjective
- inside lane noun (ROAD)
- milk round noun
- pass noun (PATH)
- passable adjective (GO PAST)
- road noun
- road safety noun
- road sense noun
- roadway noun
- roadworks noun
- shortcut noun
- switchback noun
- two-way adjective (DIRECTION)
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