{
    "term": "detour",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We had to make a detour around the flooded fields."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's well worth making a detour to see the village."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The monument is well worth a detour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship made a detour to the south."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Trucks now face a five-mile detour around the bridge."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We had to make a lengthy detour through the backstreets."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by car or lorry"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lengthy", "long", "brief"],
                "verb + detour": ["make", "take", "be worth"],
                "detour + noun": ["route", "sign"],
                "preposition": ["detour around", "detour from", "detour through"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a road or route that is used when the usual one is closed",
            "labels": "(North American English)British English",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lengthy", "long", "brief"],
                "verb + detour": ["make", "take", "be worth"],
                "detour + noun": ["route", "sign"],
                "preposition": ["detour around", "detour from", "detour through"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdiːtʊə(r)//ˈdiːtɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "de/detour/detour__gb_6.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈdiːtʊr/",
                "audio": "de/detour/detour__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent. (as a noun): from French détour ‘change of direction’, from détourner ‘turn away’."
}