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Collocations for detour - noun

ADJ.

lengthy, long | brief, short, small

VERB + DETOUR

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

PREP.

~ around
Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge.
~ through, ~ to
The ship made a detour to the south.

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