Hypertext Webster Gateway: "detour"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Detour \De`tour"\, n. [F. d['e]tour, fr. d['e]tourner to turn
aside; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]
A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct
course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
detour
n : a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily
while a main route is blocked) [syn: {roundabout way}]
v : travel via a detour
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