A ~ route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct. (FORMAL)
The cabdriver took them on a ~ route to the police station...
= roundabout
ADJ: usu ADJ n
A ~ route is long and complicated rather than simple and direct. (FORMAL)
The cabdriver took them on a ~ route to the police station...
= roundabout
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012