What is "detour" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does detour mean in English? Meaning of detour definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "detour" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "detour": a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)

Noun

  • Meaning: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
  • Synonyms: detour roundabout way
  • Hypernyms: road route
  • Meaning of "detour": travel via a detour

    Verb

  • Meaning: travel via a detour
  • Synonyms: detour
  • Hypernyms: deviate divert
  • Synonyms:

    deviation, diversion, fork, branch, circumvention, bypass, divergence, crotch, circuit, substitute, back road, byway, bypath, circumnavigation, service road, alternate route, circuitous route, circumbendibus, roundabout way, runaround, secondary highway, temporary route,

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