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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•tour /ˈditʊr, dɪˈtʊr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a roundabout way to travel, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed:We took a detour around the scene of the accident.
v. - to (cause to) make a detour;
(cause to) go by way of a detour: [no object]We detoured around the traffic jam by heading east.[~ + object]The police detoured us around the scene of the accident.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•tour (dē′tŏŏr, di tŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n. - a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc.
v.i. - to make a detour;
go by way of a detour.
v.t. - to cause to make a detour.
- to make a detour around:We detoured Birmingham.
- French détour, Old French destor, derivative of destorner to turn aside, equivalent. to des- de- + torner to turn
- 1730–40
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: detour /ˈdiːtʊə/ n - a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action
vb - to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action
Etymology: 18th Century: from French détour, from Old French destorner to divert, turn away, from des- de- + torner to turn |