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Detour vs Reroute - What's the difference?

detour | reroute |

As verbs the difference between detour and reroute

is that detour is to make a detour while reroute is to change the route taken by something.

As a noun detour

is a diversion or deviation from one's original route.

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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    reroute

    English

    Verb

    (rerout)
  • To change the route taken by something
    • We'll have to reroute some buses to avoid the construction work.