detour means A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
detour is pronounced /ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”).
noun
- A diversion or deviation from one's original route.“On the third day I made a detour westward to avoid the country of the Band-lu, as I did not care to be detained by a meeting with To-jo.”
- An temporary alternative route available to motorists away from the usual route due to a closure for repairs, dealing with an accident, or some event rendering the usual route unusable.
verb
- To make a detour.“Petrelis detoured away from southern activities to visit Chicago and help draw attention to lesbian, gay and AIDS issues during the Illinois primary March 16.”
- To direct or send on a detour.