Definition of Detour

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

Exact synonyms: Roundabout Way
Generic synonyms: Road, Route

2. Verb. Travel via a detour.
Generic synonyms: Deviate, Divert

Definition of Detour

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

Definition of Detour

1. to take an indirect route [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Detour

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detonates
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detonating device
detonating fuse
detonation
detonations
detonative
detonator
detonators
detort
detorted
detorting
detorts
detour (current term)
detoured
detouring
detours
detox
detoxed
detoxes
detoxicant
detoxicants
detoxicate
detoxicate
detoxicated
detoxicates
detoxicating
detoxication

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