detour
noun/ˈdiːtʊə(r)/, /ˈdiːtɔː(r)/
/ˈdiːtʊr/
- a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place
- We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.
- It's well worth making a detour to see the village.
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- The monument is well worth a detour.
- The ship made a detour to the south.
- Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge.
- We had to make a lengthy detour through the backstreets.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- brief
- …
- make
- take
- be worth
- …
- route
- sign
- detour around
- detour from
- detour through
- …
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- (North American English) (British English diversion)a road or route that is used when the usual one is closedOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- lengthy
- long
- brief
- …
- make
- take
- be worth
- …
- route
- sign
- detour around
- detour from
- detour through
- …
Word Originmid 18th cent. (as a noun): from French détour ‘change of direction’, from détourner ‘turn away’.
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