Synonym: bypass, go around, shift. Similar words: let out, get out, set out, detonate, get out of, ferret out, eau de toilette, package tour. Meaning: ['diː‚tʊə] 
n. a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked). v. travel via a detour.
n. a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked). v. travel via a detour. 
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(1) We had to make a detour round the floods.
(2) Signs directed traffic to a detour.
(3) Take a detour and see the things you might not have seen.
(4) I used to detour, because would like to see you at a glance.
(5) We had to make a lengthy detour through the backstreets.
(6) She made a detour and rejoined us on the other side of the wood.
(7) The monument is well worth a detour.
(8) We made a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
(9) They had to detour a road-block.
(10) We had to detour a road-block.
(11) We took a detour to avoid the town centre.
(12) Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge.
(13) The ship made a detour to the south.
(14) We had to detour around the town centre(sentencedict.com), so it took us longer than usual.
(15) It's well worth making a detour to see the village.
(16) He was happy to make a detour for her convenience.
(17) They made a 3[Sentencedict],000 mile detour simply to prove a point.
(18) We had to make a detour around the flooded fields.
(19) He made a detour to see it.
(20) We took a detour to avoid the street repairs.
(21) This secondary road offers a detour well worth making.
(22) The traveller was forced to make an enormous detour.
(23) Measure and calculate the detour index for the route between Plymouth and Exeter.
(24) A detour to disaster can come disguised as an ideal shortcut.
(25) A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.
(26) Remember that adversity is not a dead end but a detour to a better outcome.
(27) In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour.
(28) He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city.
(29) Half the road was up in Leadenhall Street, so their taxi was obliged to make a detour.
(30) Further to the north you take the ferry across from East to West Cowes to avoid a big detour inland via Newport.
More similar words: let out, get out, set out, detonate, get out of, ferret out, eau de toilette, package tour, detain, detect, detest, detail, detract, detente, detached, vendetta, detailed, in detail, tour, tout, detention, coup d'etat, deterrent, determine, detective, stout, determined, detachment, get on, get off.