detour

[De`tourĀ·]

A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.

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A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.

Noun
a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

Verb
travel via a detour


n.
A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.


Detour

De`tour" , n. [F. d'82tour, fr. d'82tourner to turn aside; pref. d'82- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See Turn.] A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.

A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.

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Usage Examples

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

On the road to equality there is no better place for blacks to detour around American values than in forgoing its example in the treatment of its women and the organization of its family.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour.

You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict with Israel rather than to end it. They're trying to basically detour around peace negotiations by going to the U.N. and have the automatic majority in the U.N. General Assembly give them, give them a state.

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