v. to travel by way of a detour; to cause to travel by way of a detour; n. a temporary route made to avoid a road repair or other problem
The detour on the road made me late for work.
The detour on the road made me late for work.
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Who causes the train taking the children to the Spider Woman to detour to the Mountain of Dawn?
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After the detour to the lifeboat station, what did they carry with them to the headland?
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Which racer put up the fake detour sign?
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alternate route; back road; bypass
shortcut
2 syllables
de-tour
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