detour

Etymology

Borrowed from French détour, from détourner (“turn away”).

noun

1. A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
   Of course the Johnston swings around to engage the entire flotilla, and, despite taking several more hits, Johnston successfully forces away the first two ships, which leads to the entire squadron taking a detour to avoid the single pugnacious ship. 27 February 2019, Drachinifel, 29:50 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 2022-11-03
2. (programming) The diversion of the flow of execution for debugging or similar purposes.

verb

1. (intransitive) To make a detour.
2. (transitive) To direct or send on a detour.