detour
The definition of a detour is a route that is different from the ordinary, often used when the direct route cannot be used.
(noun)An example of a detour is a side road that drivers must go down when the main road is closed.
Detour is defined as to create or go down a route that is different than the usual route.
(verb)An example of detour is to travel down a dirt road when the main turnpike is closed.
See detour in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a roundabout way; deviation from a direct way
- a route used when the direct or regular route is closed to traffic
Origin: Fr détour, a turning, evasion < détourner, to turn aside < OFr destourner < des- (L dis-), away + tourner: see turn
intransitive verb
transitive verb
- ☆ to cause to go by way of a detour
- to go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass
See detour in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route.
- A deviation from a direct course of action.
Origin:
Origin: French détour
Origin: , from Old French destor
Origin: , from destorner, to turn away
Origin: : des-, de-
Origin: + torner, to turn; see turn
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