Detour Definition

dēto͝or, dĭ-to͝or
detoured, detouring, detours
noun
detours
A roundabout way; deviation from a direct way.
Webster's New World
A route used when the direct or regular route is closed to traffic.
Webster's New World

A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

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verb
detoured, detouring, detours
To go or cause to go by a roundabout way.
American Heritage
To cause to go by way of a detour.
Webster's New World
To go by way of a detour.
Webster's New World
To go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Detour

Noun

Singular:
detour
Plural:
detours

Origin of Detour

  • French détour from Old French destor from destorner to turn away des- de- torner to turn turn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French détour, from détourner (“turn away”).

    From Wiktionary

Detour Sentence Examples

  • Instruct everyone that drives in this direction to take a detour because the bridge is not safe in this inclement weather.

  • After making a long detour north, often crossing the roads previously travelled by Bonvalot and Bower, and passing by Riwoche, he came to Chiamdo and Tachienlu.

  • Thus the passes which crossed a single ridge, and did not involve too great a detour through a long valley of approach, became the most important and the most popular, e.g.

  • Making a slight detour to the north to Kabango, the party reached Lake Dilolo on the 13th of June 18J5.

  • From it three routes start for West Turkestan; the one principally used climbs over the Bedel pass (13,000 ft.) in the Kokshal-tau and makes a detour round the east and along the north side of the Issyk-kul, while the others cross over the Muz-art pass (12,000 ft.), on the northeast shoulder of Khan-tengri, and the Terek pass (12,730 ft.) respectively, the latter into Ferghana.

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Words Starting With

DDEDET

Words Ending With

RUROUR

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Words Starting With D and Ending With R

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With D6 Letter Words Ending With R