DETOUR


Meaning of DETOUR in English

I. ˈdē-ˌtu̇r also di-ˈtu̇r noun

Etymology: French détour, from Old French destor, from destorner to divert, from des- de- + torner to turn — more at turn

Date: 1738

: a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure ; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route

II. verb

Date: 1836

intransitive verb

: to proceed by a detour

detour around road construction

transitive verb

1. : to send by a circuitous route

detour traffic around an accident

2. : to avoid by going around : bypass

detour an accident site

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.