Detour and Way

Detour

Detour noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

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Way and detour are semantically related in travel topic. In some cases you can use "Way" instead a noun "Detour".

Way noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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Detour and way are semantically related in travel topic. Sometimes you can use "Detour" instead a noun "Way".

special	special detour	special way
long	long detour	long way
specific	specific detour	specific way
painful	painful detour	painful way
Other adjectives: wrong, dark, quick, major, strange, bizarre.

The Tempest Lizard is located out of the way of the exit to Suhalla Desert, requiring a detour to his location instead of continuing to Venus Lighthouse.

Source: Video Game / Golden Sun: The Broken Seal
He's a spoiled, little rich kid who sees college as a detour on the way to an easy life.

Source: Idle Rich
Why look for keys, detour to doors, and battle most enemies when you can just blast your way straight to the powerup or neighbor in need of rescue?

Source: Game Breaker / Action

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