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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
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
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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