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an occasion when someone does something that is different from what is usual or expected, or says something that is not part of the main subject that is being talked or written about: detour into His anti-alcohol campaign was a rare detour into the field of public health.
an occasion when someone does something that is different from what is usual or expected, or says something that is not part of the main subject that is being talked or written about: detour into His anti-alcohol campaign was a rare detour into the field of public health.
The meaning of DETOUR is a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route. How to use detour in a sentence.
A detour is a longer, less direct way to get where you're going. A traffic accident sometimes means you have to take a detour to get home. When signs direct drivers to take a detour, it's usually because of road work or an emergency that's blocking traffic.
A detour is a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired. [US] regional note: in BRIT, use diversion. 3. verb. If you detour, you make a detour. On the way back, Jarvis detoured to check the time of services at the church. [VERB] [ Also VERB preposition]
Detour definition: a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.. See examples of DETOUR used in a sentence.
a different, longer route to a place that is used to avoid something or to visit something: Several roads were closed, so we had to take a detour. (Definition of detour from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of detour. in Chinese (Traditional) 繞行的路，迂迴路, 繞行路線… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
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 Examples. Topics Transport by car or lorry c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Take your English to the next level.
1. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed. v.i. 2. to make a detour; go by way of a detour. v.t. 3. to cause to make a detour. 4. to make a detour around. [1730–40; < French]
Verb Forms. to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make somebody/something take a longer route. detour + adv./prep. The President detoured to Chicago for a special meeting.
