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detour meaning

EN[ˈdiːtʊə]
WDetour
  • A detour or diversion route is a route around a planned area of prohibited or reduced access, such as a construction site. Detours must be followed and failure to do so could result in fines.
  • On multi-lane highways (e.g. freeways, expressways, city streets, etc.), usually traffic shifts can be utilized in lieu of a detour as turn lanes can often be congested with detours.
FR détour
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
      • Verbs
        • Intransitive verbs
          • Transitive verbs
        Related Links:
        1. en detours
        2. en detoured
        3. en detouring
        4. en detournement
        5. en detournements
        Source: Wiktionary

        Meaning of detour for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "detour" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
        Definiteness: Level 5
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