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| de·tour [ d tr, di tr ] |
noun (plural de·tours) |
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1. deviation from more direct route: a deviation from a shorter, more direct route
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2. roads alternative route: a route to be taken by traffic as an alternative to the normal route when the normal route cannot be used
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3. deviation from normal course: a deviation from a direct, expected, or previously decided course of action
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle de·toured, present participle de·tour·ing, 3rd person present singular de·tours) |
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deviate or make deviate: to deviate from a shorter route, or make somebody or something do this
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| [Mid-18th century. < French détour< Old French destorner "turn away" < torner< Latin tornare (see turn)] |
