ALL meanings of detour
de·tour
D d - countable noun detour If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do on the way. 3
- countable noun detour A detour is a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired. 3
- verb detour If you detour, you make a detour. 3
- noun detour a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action 3
- verb detour to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action 3
- noun detour a roundabout way; deviation from a direct way 3
- noun detour a route used when the direct or regular route is closed to traffic 3
- intransitive verb detour to go by way of a detour 3
- verb transitive detour to cause to go by way of a detour 3
- verb transitive detour to go around or avoid by using a detour; bypass 3
- noun detour indirect route 1
- noun detour deviation from course 1
- noun detour a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed. 1
- noun detour an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc. 1
- verb without object detour to make a detour; go by way of a detour. 1
- verb with object detour to cause to make a detour. 1
- verb with object detour to make a detour around: We detoured Birmingham. 1
- noun detour Take a long or roundabout route. 1
- noun detour A diversion or deviation from one's original route. 0
- verb detour (Transitive Verb) To direct or send on a detour. 0