Main Entry:

¹de·tour

Pronunciation:

\ˈdē-ˌtu̇r also di-ˈtu̇r\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French détour, from Old French destor, from destorner to divert, from des- de- + torner to turn — more at turn

Date:

1738

: a deviation from a direct course or the usual procedure ; especially : a roundabout way temporarily replacing part of a route