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Collocations for detour - noun

→ See also diversion

ADJECTIVE

lengthy (esp. BrE), long
brief, little, short, slight, small
five-mile, etc.

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VERB + detour

make, take
We had to make a lengthy detour through the backstreets.
be worth
The monument is well worth a detour.

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detour + NOUN

route (AmE)
sign (AmE)

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PREPOSITION

detour around
Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge.
detour from
Her career took a detour from the expected path.
detour through
detour to
The ship made a detour to the south.

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