detour

As nouns the difference between turnout and detour

is that turnout is attendance; crowd while detour is detour.

As nouns the difference between detour and departure

is that detour is detour while departure is the act of departing or something that has departed.

As nouns the difference between deviate and detour

is that deviate is (sociology) a person with deviant behaviour; a deviant, degenerate or pervert while detour is detour.

As a verb deviate

is to go off course from; to change course; to change plans.

As a verb eschew

is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun detour is

detour.

As nouns the difference between detour and derail

is that detour is detour while derail is a device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.

As a verb derail is

to cause to come off the tracks.

As nouns the difference between detour and veer

is that detour is detour while veer is a turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

As a verb veer is

(obsolete|nautical) to let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out or veer can be to change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

In transitive terms the difference between detour and deter

is that detour is to direct or send on a detour while deter is to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

As verbs the difference between detour and deter

is that detour is to make a detour while deter is to prevent something from happening.

As a noun detour

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

As verbs the difference between swerve and detour

is that swerve is to stray; to wander; to rove while detour is to make a detour.

As a noun detour is

a diversion or deviation from one's original route.

As nouns the difference between shortcut and detour

is that shortcut is a path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths while detour is a diversion or deviation from one's original route.

As verbs the difference between shortcut and detour

is that shortcut is to take or use a shortcut while detour is to make a detour.

As nouns the difference between redirect and detour

is that redirect is a redirection while detour is detour.

As a verb redirect

is to give new direction to, change the direction of.