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detour /ˈdiːˌtuɚ/  

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  • noun
    plural -tours
    [count] the act of going or traveling to a place along a way that is different from the usual or planned way
    After a number of unexpected detours, we finally arrived at our destination.
    The little restaurant is worth a detour.
    We had to make a detour around the heaviest traffic.
    We took a detour from the main streets. - often used figuratively
    After teaching for many years, he made a brief detour into professional cooking. [=he worked as a cook for a short period of time]
    The conversation took a detour onto another topic.
    US :a road, highway, etc., that you travel on when the usual way of traveling cannot be used
    The road is closed ahead, so traffic will have to follow the detour.
    a detour sign/route - called also (Brit) diversion
    verb
    -tours; -toured; -touring
    US
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] :to go along a way that is different from and usually longer than the usual or planned way
    We detoured around the heaviest traffic. - often used figuratively
    After teaching for many years, he briefly detoured into professional cooking.
    [+ obj] to make (someone or something) go in a direction that is not planned or expected
    A police officer was detouring traffic around the scene of the accident.
    Traffic will be detoured to 72nd Street. - often used figuratively
    Her athletic career was detoured by a series of injuries.
    to avoid (something) by going around it
    Commuters are being advised to detour [=bypass] this section of the road. - often used figuratively
    You can detour the whole process by applying online.