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detour

1. de.tour \'de--.tu.(*)r, di-'tu.(*)r\ n [F de`tour, fr. OF destor, fr. 
   destorner to divert, fr. d]es- de- + torner to turn - more at TURN : a 
   deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure; specif :: a 
   roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route
2. detour vi : to proceed by a detour {~ around a pit}  1: to send by a 
   circuitous route  2: to avoid by going around : BYPASS