DETOUR

detour, roundabout way

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

detour

(verb) travel via a detour

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

detour (plural detours)

A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

Verb

detour (third-person singular simple present detours, present participle detouring, simple past and past participle detoured)

(intransitive) To make a detour.

(transitive) To direct or send on a detour.

Anagrams

• douter, redout, routed, toured

Source: Wiktionary

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De`tour", n. Etym: [F. détour, fr. détourner to turn aside; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See Turn.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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