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de·tour
/
ˈdi
tʊər, dɪˈtʊər
/
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[
dee
-t
oo
r, dih-
t
oo
r
]
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noun
1.
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
2.
an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make a detour; go by way of a detour.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to make a detour.
5.
to make a detour around:
We detoured Birmingham.
Origin:
1730–40 <
French
détour,
Old French
destor,
derivative of
destorner
to turn aside, equivalent to
des-
de-
+
torner
to
turn
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detour
(ˈdiːtʊə)
—
n
1.
a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action
—
vb
2.
to deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action
[C18: from French
détour,
from Old French
destorner
to divert, turn away, from
des-
de-
+
torner
to
turn
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
detour
1738, from Fr. détour, from O.Fr. destour, from destourner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn" (see
turn
). The verb is attested from 1836.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
One came out of a piece of newly cleared ground, making a wide
detour
to avoid
the snakes.
Drafts from those areas could
detour
smoke away from the alarm.
And to look inside cells would require a
detour
outside the traditional
boundaries of cardiology.
No matter what side of the immigration debate you're on, this museum is a
fascinating stop worth a
detour
.
The rediscovery of nutmeg also brings a touch of history with it, including one rather unexpected
detour
.
In conversation, they often
detour
into parenthetical tangents, never returning to the main point.
It's understandable that many people get irritated by all this, but my
detour
went incredibly smoothly.
Upper wires
detour
the three-million-volt harmlessly to the ground.
We
detour
into melting bogs and cross a small lake where the top layer of ice is covered with standing water.
There have been other days when the curriculum has taken a bit of a
detour
.
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