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detour

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nounverb
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As a noun, detour means a diversion or deviation from one's original route. As a verb, it means make a detour.

Meanings of detour

5 meanings

noun

  1. A diversion or deviation from one's original route.

  2. programmingThe diversion of the flow of execution for debugging or similar purposes.

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

    Similar: roundabout way

verb

  1. To make a detour.

  2. To direct or send on a detour.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporaril…
roundabout way

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