See Also: detour(dictionary)
detour 1, noun(dictionary)
detour 2, verb(dictionary)

detour (iou)



detour noun & verb. . M18.
[French detour change of direction, from detourner turn away.]
A. noun. A deviation from one's route, a roundabout way; a digression. M18.
E. O'Neill They make wide detours to avoid the spot where he stands. G. Sarton The best anatomists..did not find the truth except after many detours.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Make a detour. M19.
D. Aldis Mary detoured to pick up her bag from the table.
verb trans. Send by a detour. E20.
Lady Bird Johnson The storm detoured him to Pittsburgh.
verb trans. Make a detour round, bypass. M20.
J. Hersey A railroad line that detoured the city in a wide semi-circle.