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1. (n.) detour
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
2. (v.i.) detour
to make a detour; go by way of a detour.
3. (v.t.) detour
to cause to make a detour.
4. detour
to make a detour around.
Etymology: (1730–40; < F)
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| Definition of 'detour' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) detour, roundabout way
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
2. (verb) detour
travel via a detour
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1. (noun) detour
a longer route used to avoid problems or see sth new
a detour because of bridge construction; a plane detouring around the storm
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| Definition of 'detour' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) detour
a turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi
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Sense: a wandering from the direct way
We made a detour through the mountains.
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 Afrikaans: ompad |
 Arabic: طَريق جانِبي، مُحَوِّل |
 Bulgarian: отклонение |
 Brazilian: desvio |
 Czech: oklika, zajížďka |
 German: der Abstecher |
 Danish: omvej |
 Greek: παράκαμψη |
 Spanish: desvío |
 Estonian: ümbersõit |
 Farsi: بیراهه؛ راه انحرافی |
 Finnish: kiertotie |
 French: détour |
 Hebrew: מַעֲקָף |
 Hindi: कहीं जाने के लिए लंबा पथ |
 Croatian: skretanje |
 Hungarian: kerülő (út) |
 Indonesian: memutar |
 Icelandic: krókaleið |
 Italian: deviazione |
 Japanese: 回り道 |
 Korean: 우회로 |
 Lithuanian: lankstas, aplinkkelis |
 Latvian: apkārtceļš; līkums |
 Malay: lencongan |
 Dutch: omweg |
 Norwegian: omvei, omkjøring(svei) |
 Polish: objazd |
 Persian: بیراهه؛ راه انحرافی |
 Pashto: موقتى لار چه داصلى لارې د |
 Portuguese: desvio |
 Romanian: ocol |
 Russian: крюк |
 Slovak: okľuka |
 Slovenian: obvoz |
 Serbian: skretanje |
 Swedish: omväg, avstickare |
 Thai: การอ้อม |
 Turkish: yan yola sapma, dolambaçl |
 Taiwanese: 迂迴，繞道，彎路 |
 Ukrainian: гак; обхід |
 Urdu: پھیر کا راستہ |
 Vietnamese: đường vòng |
 Chinese: 迂回，绕道，弯路 |
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