1. detour - Noun
2. detour - Verb
A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty good detour. Hubert Humphrey
For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour. Mary Kay Ash
On the drive we talked easily, but we did make a small detour. After pulling into a rest stop, we made out like teenagers. Nicholas Sparks
Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim-created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour. Augusten Burroughs
If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. Clay Aiken
For a mad dog, seven versts is not a long detour. Russian Proverb