detour Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
    roundabout way.
  2. verb travel via a detour

WordNet

De`tour" noun
Etymology
F. détour, fr. détourner to turn aside; pref. dé- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See Turn.
Definitions
  1. A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.

Webster 1913