Lexic.us

Definition of Detour

1. Noun. A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked).

Definition of Detour

1. n. A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.

Definition of Detour

1. Noun. A diversion or deviation from one's original route. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To make a detour. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To direct or send on a detour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Detour

1. to take an indirect route [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Detour

Literary usage of Detour

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of by David Livingstone (1858)
"Make a detour southward.—Peculiarities of the Inhabitants. ... WE made a little detour to the southward in order to get provisions in a cheaper market. ..."

2. First impressions of England and its people by Hugh Miller (1847)
"detour.—The Leasowes deteriorated wherever the Poet had built, ... Ere I struck down on the upper lake, however, I had to make a detour of a few hundred ..."

3. Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa: Including a Sketch of by David Livingstone (1858)
"Unpleasant Parting.—Kawawa tries to prevent our crossing the River Kasai.— Stratagem. WE made a little detour to the southward in order to get provisions in ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"At a point about a mile and a half from the enemy's outer line of fortifications, my command made a detour to the left, with instructions to occupy the ..."

5. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... Reaches the Road along which the Rear-Guard of Wilson's Column is Passing— Charges and Puts 1t to Flight—During the Night He Makes a detour of the Union ..."

6. The Physical Geography of the Sea by Matthew Fontaine Maury (1857)
"Present Knowledge of the Winds enables the Navigator to compute his detour, 991. 959. THE principal routes across the ocean are exhibited on Plate VIII.; ..."

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