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Meanings of slight detour in English

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Usage of slight detour in English
1
Making a slight detour, the three friends managed to get behind them.
The Boy Allies in the Balkan Campaign; Or, the Struggle to Save ...
2
On our march toward the pole that will make only a slight detour.
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
3
Wherever it had made a slight detour they did so likewise.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua
4
It was a slight detour, but it gave them a few moments alone.
Trent's Trust, and Other Stories
5
His aircraft was going to be making a slight detour.
Exit wound
6
We made a slight detour, and soon had the roaring wall of flame behind us.
Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier / Twelve Years Sporting Re...
7
But the next rider or driver to pass this particular spot generally made a slight detour.
The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918
8
I made a slight detour toward him.
G'day to die: a passport to peril mystery
9
We'll make a slight detour, to get out of the blinding glare, then row toward the enemy.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
10
Just for the sake of caution, I made a slight detour and drove to her place, first.
After midnight
11
This morning, while returning from the village, I made a slight detour, and passed our doctor's house.
Dear Enemy
12
So finding myself in Tullamore on Saturday last, I took a slight detour to a place called Cappincur.
The Irish Times
13
Since it was on my mind, I made a slight detour to retrieve it from the dry cleaner's.
Dead as a doornail
14
But the slight detour cost them precious feet of altitude while the nearest sandy stretch was yet far off.
Skyrider
15
Obliged to make a slight detour, he smashed a path between two stout banana palms-andcame upon a hidden clearing.
As It Was in the Beginning
16
Dick realized that the circling movement was best, as it suggested an attack in force, so he took a slight detour.
The Wheel O' Fortune
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