If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
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Detour
//ˈdiː.tɔː(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "detour" (101 found)
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76 translations across 28 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- заобикаляне noun (diversion or deviation)
- обиколка noun (diversion or deviation)
- отклонение noun (diversion or deviation)
- заобикалям verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
Catalan
1 entries- marrada noun (diversion or deviation)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 彎路 /弯路 noun (diversion or deviation)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 彎路 /弯路 noun (diversion or deviation)
- 繞行 /绕行 noun (diversion or deviation)
- 繞道 /绕道 verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
Czech
1 entries- zajížďka noun (diversion or deviation)
Danish
1 entries- omvej noun (diversion or deviation)
Dutch
4 entries- omleiding noun (diversion or deviation)
- omweg noun (diversion or deviation)
- wegomlegging noun (diversion or deviation)
- omleiden verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
Finnish
4 entries- kiertotie noun (diversion or deviation)
- käyttää kiertotietä verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
- mennä kiertotietä verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
- ohjata kiertotietä verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
French
3 entries- détour noun (diversion or deviation)
- déviation noun (diversion or deviation)
- détourner verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
Galician
1 entries- rodeo noun (diversion or deviation)
German
4 entries- Umleitung noun (diversion or deviation)
- Umweg noun (diversion or deviation)
- einen Umweg machen verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
- umleiten verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
Greek
1 entries- παράκαμψη noun (diversion or deviation)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 彎路 /弯路 noun (diversion or deviation)
Hebrew
1 entries- מעקף noun (diversion or deviation)
Hungarian
4 entries- elkerülő út noun (diversion or deviation)
- kerülő noun (diversion or deviation)
- kerülőút noun (diversion or deviation)
- elterel verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
Irish
4 entries- athbhealach noun (diversion or deviation)
- cor bealaigh noun (diversion or deviation)
- cúrsa timpill noun (diversion or deviation)
- malairt slí noun (diversion or deviation)
Italian
1 entries- deviazione noun (diversion or deviation)
Japanese
3 entries- 迂回路 noun (diversion or deviation)
- 迂回させる verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
- 迂回する verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
Latin
1 entries- dēvortia noun (diversion or deviation)
Māori
3 entries- ara autaki noun (diversion or deviation)
- ara autaki noun (An temporary alternative route to the main route.)
- autaki noun (diversion or deviation)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- omkjøring noun (diversion or deviation)
Persian
2 entries- بیراهه noun (diversion or deviation)
- مسیر انحرافی noun (diversion or deviation)
Polish
2 entries- nadłożenie drogi noun (diversion or deviation)
- objazd noun (diversion or deviation)
Portuguese
4 entries- desvio noun (diversion or deviation)
- distracção noun (diversion or deviation)
- desviar verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
- desviar verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
Russian
4 entries- крю́к noun (diversion or deviation)
- обхо́д noun (diversion or deviation)
- объе́зд noun (diversion or deviation)
- око́льный путь noun (diversion or deviation)
Spanish
4 entries- desvío noun (diversion or deviation)
- detur noun (diversion or deviation)
- detur noun (An temporary alternative route to the main route.)
- desviar verb (transitive: to direct or send on a detour)
Swedish
1 entries- omväg noun (diversion or deviation)
Ukrainian
3 entries- об'їзд noun (diversion or deviation)
- об’ї́хати verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
- об’їжджа́ти verb (intransitive: to make a detour)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
We had to make a detour across a bridge down the river from here.
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He took a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
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Tom had to take a detour.
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