Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - detour
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Detour
detour
I. noun Etymology: French detour, from Old French destor, from destorner to divert, from des- de- + torner to turn — more at turn Date: 1738 a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; especially a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route II. verb Date: 1836 intransitive verb to proceed by a ~ ~ around road construction transitive verb 1. to send by a circuitous route ~ traffic around an accident 2. to avoid by going around ; bypass ~ an accident site
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1.
n. & v. --n. a divergence from a direct or intended route; a roundabout course. --v.intr. & tr. make or cause to make a detour. Etymology: F d{eacute}tour change of direction f. d{eacute}tourner turn away (as DE-, TURN) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1) обходной (окружной) путь; объезд двигаться в обход; двигаться в объезд 2) обходной пункт (на маршруте) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский строительный словарь
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1. окольный путь; обход, объезд detour ticket —- ж-д. транзитный билет (предусматривающий заезд в ряд пунктов, не лежащих на прямом пути следования) detours of a river —- изгибы реки to make a detour —- сделать крюк 2. отклоняться (от прежнего пути следования), изменять маршрут to detour to the right round an obstacle —- обогнуть препятствие справа ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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6.
(detours) 1. 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 on the way. He did not take the direct route to his home, but made a detour around the outskirts of the city. N-COUNT 2. A detour is a special route for traffic to follow when the normal route is blocked, for example because it is being repaired. (AM; in BRIT, use diversion) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n a way of going from one place to another that is longer than the usual way, for example because you want to avoid traffic problems or to visit something (make/take a detour BrE) (We took a detour to avoid the town centre.) ~2 v especially AmE to make a detour ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1738, from Fr. dйtour, from O.Fr. destour, from destourner "turn aside," from des- "aside" + tourner "to turn." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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