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detour

noun

  1. a roundabout way; deviation from a direct way
  2. a route used when the direct or regular route is closed to traffic

intransitive verb

to go by way of a detour

transitive verb

  1. ☆ to cause to go by way of a detour
  2. to go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass

See detour in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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