detour

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place: We had to make a detour around the flooded fields. * It's well worth making a detour to see the village. 2 (AmE) = DIVERSION verb (AmE) ~ (to...) to take a longer route in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place; to make sb/sth take a longer route: [V] The President detoured to Chicago for a special meeting. [also VN]