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Definition detour in British English

detour verb

[intransitive] verb
/ˈdiːtʊə(r)/
1

to go from one place to another by a way that is not the shortest or usual way

Example

One evening we detoured to Crystal Bay to watch the sunset.

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Definition detour in British English