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Detour vs Byroad - What's the difference?

detour | byroad |

As nouns the difference between detour and byroad

is that detour is detour while byroad is a road less frequented than a highway; a byway.

detour

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • * 1918 , (Edgar Rice Burroughs), Chapter IX
  • On the third day I made a detour westward to avoid the country of the Band-lu, as I did not care to be detained by a meeting with To-jo.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a detour.
  • To direct or send on a detour.
  • Anagrams

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    byroad

    English

    Alternative forms

    * by-road

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.
  • Anagrams

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