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Noun: detour  'dee,tûr
  1. A roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
    - roundabout way
Verb: detour  'dee,tûr
  1. Travel via a detour

Derived forms: detoured, detouring, detours

Type of: deviate, divert, road, route

Encyclopedia: Detour, Michigan

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