American English pronunciation
How to pronounce detour
IPA transcription: [dɪ'tʊɹ]
Pronunciation variants: [dɪ'tʊɹ]['ditʊɹ]
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Noun
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a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
Verb
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travel via a detour
Usage examples
- Boxley Abbey, with its revered Rood of Grace, was another recognised detour.
- What is the weather now in Grand Detour, Utah
- Also featured alongside the Detour and Roadblock is the Intersection.
- Bicyclists are now forced to detour to the Triborough Bridge.
- The turnkeys approved a detour through Petticoat Lane.
- After either Detour, they retrieved the next clue from under a bridge.
- Eastbound service is not affected by the detour.
- "Thorn" was detoured to Guadalcanal and Rendova Islands to escort a detached oiler group.
- Although the planned Detour was changed into an additional task.