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diversion

 
/daɪˈvɜːʃən/ noun

Definition

UK (US detour) a different route that is used because a road is closed: During the festival there will be traffic diversions.
(Definition of diversion noun from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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