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Bookmark or Share- DETOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarya different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit somewhere or do something on the way: make a detour You'd be wise to make a detour to avoid the roadworks. US (UK diversion) a different route that is used because a road is closed: Traffic detours will be kept to a minimum throughout the festival.
- Detour Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of DETOUR is a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route. How to use detour in a sentence.
- DETOUR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionarya way of getting to a place that is indirect and longer than the usual way, and which is taken in order to avoid a particular problem or to do something special: You’re advised to take a detour to avoid the road construction. We made a little detour to drop Sarah off on the way home.
- DETOUR definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryA detour is a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired . [US] regional note: in BRIT, use diversion. 3. verb. If you detour, you make a detour. On the way back, Jarvis detoured to check the time of services at the church. [VERB] [ Also VERB preposition]
- detour verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...verb. /ˈditʊr/ [intransitive, transitive] detour (somebody/something) (to…) Verb Forms. to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make someone or something take a longer route The president detoured to Chicago for a special meeting. Take your English to the next level.
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