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
detour (plural detours)
A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
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.
• 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
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
