detour
noun
also di-ˈtu̇r\
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Synonyms for detour
Synonyms: Noun
deflection, departure, deviation, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion
Synonyms: Verb
bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, skirt
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Examples of detour in a Sentence
Noun
After a number of unexpected detours, we finally arrived at our destination. The little restaurant is worth a detour. We had to make a detour around the heaviest traffic. We took a detour from the main streets. The road is closed ahead, so traffic will have to follow the detour.Verb
We detoured around the heaviest traffic. A police officer was detouring traffic around the scene of the accident. Traffic will be detoured to 72nd Street.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Highway construction zones will feature the same shifting lanes, uneven pavement, overnight lane closures, entrance/exit ramp closures, detours and heavy traffic during the day. — Brooke Baitinger, sun-sentinel.com, "It looks like the I-95 express lanes are ready to open. They’re not.," 19 Aug. 2019 Expect delays and detours in the work zone and follow all signs and flagger instructions. Washington County is replacing a culvert on Wren Road, between Northwest Leisy and Glencoe roads. — oregonlive.com, "Portland Wednesday traffic: Glenn Jackson Bridge/I-205 closes overnight for sign bridge installation," 14 Aug. 2019 Motorists traveling on Interstate 35 near U.S. Highway 8 in Forest Lake next week could encounter overnight closures and detours, weather permitting. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, "Overnight closures on I-35 in Forest Lake slated for next week," 13 June 2019 Out of East Ridge High School — with a quick detour to Allen, Texas — Green came to Minnesota as a quarterback recruit. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, "Gophers football’s ‘Green Line’ doesn’t follow the straight and narrow," 7 Aug. 2019 From the backseat of the SUV, Keys instructs the driver to make a quick detour. — Carine Roitfeld, Harper's BAZAAR, "#BAZAARICONS: Alicia Keys Is on a High Note," 1 Aug. 2019 This detour is expected to be in place for two to three weeks. — courant.com, "Community News For The West Hartford Edition," 29 July 2019 Every road trip from Hanna Osteen’s Arlington home to Austin involves a slight detour to the Czech Stop off Interstate 35 in West, Texas. — Dallas News, "Is Texas the only state with kolaches, or do other states also have them? Curious Texas investigates," 25 July 2019 In February 1945 Franklin Roosevelt, on his way home from the Yalta Conference—and just two months before his death—made a detour to Egypt to meet Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman al Saud, the founder of the modern Saudi state. — Daniel Benjamin, The New York Review of Books, "Reckless in Riyadh," 30 May 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
The on-ramp will be closed on the above dates from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Northbound traffic on I-225 heading to westbound I-70 will be detoured onto the eastbound ramp. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "Overnight closures for I-225 on-ramp in Aurora begin next week," 28 Aug. 2019 Traffic detoured onto Barbour, back on at Capital Hwy. — oregonlive.com, "Portland Thursday traffic: Left lane reopens at fatal truck crash site on I-5 north at Barbur exit," 22 Aug. 2019 As part of a project to widen the outer loop of the beltway, part of Edmondson Avenue in Catonsville will close this weekend and traffic will be detoured. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Edmondson Avenue to close at I-695 bridge in Catonsville this weekend," 22 Aug. 2019 Their paths showed the general westward trend, but with loops and detours into Mobile Bay and Lake Ponchartrain. — al, "Hollie’s tarpon: Fish caught by Alabama woman going far," 2 Aug. 2019 According to the department, westbound I-94 traffic will not be detoured, but only one lane will remain open throughout the weekend. — Andrea Perez Balderrama, Detroit Free Press, "Construction to shut freeway, roads, ramps across metro Detroit this weekend," 31 July 2019 Trump's recitation of highlights from American history in his Fourth of July speech detoured into a mashup of war and centuries. — Calvin Woodward, chicagotribune.com, "George Washington’s forces seized the airports? Trump blames July 4 speech history flub on busted teleprompter.," 5 July 2019 Eastbound Edmonson Avenue traffic will be detoured using Delrey Avenue, Frederick Road, I-695 and back to Edmondson Avenue. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "Edmondson Avenue to close at I-695 bridge in Catonsville this weekend," 22 Aug. 2019 Motorists should remember that eastbound traffic on Mastick is being detoured along Brookpark Road from Clague Road in North Olmsted to West 220th Street in Fairview Park. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Romanian Festival 2019 set for Aug. 16-18 at St. Mary’s Cathedral in West Park: A Place in the Sun," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'detour.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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