The meaning of DETOUR is a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route. How to use detour in a sentence.

DETOUR meaning: 1 : the act of going or traveling to a place along a way that is different from the usual or planned way often used figuratively; 2 : a road, highway, etc., that you travel on when …

DETOUR meaning: 1. a different or less direct route to a place that is used to avoid a problem or to visit…. Learn more.

"Detour" is a standout noir, made in 1945 for pennies, and starring Tom Neal, whose art was later imitated in his life when he was charged with murder. Neal is effective as a man who seems …

If you make a detour on a journey, you go by a route which is not the shortest way, because you want to avoid something such as a traffic jam, or because there is something you want to do …

detour (ˈdiːtʊə) n (Navigation) a deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action vb

de•tour (dē′ tŏŏr, di tŏŏr′), n. a roundabout or circuitous way or course, esp. one used temporarily when the main route is closed. an indirect or roundabout procedure, path, etc. v.i. to make a …

Definition of detour noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place. We had to make a detour around the …

DETOUR definition: a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed. See examples of detour used in a sentence.

Several roads were closed, so we had to take a detour. (Definition of detour from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)