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Meanings of wide detour in English

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Usage of wide detour in English
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I took a wide detour so as to come up behind him.
Flesh and bone: a body farm novel
2
To reach Los Banos, we made a wide detour to the left.
Out of Doors—California and Oregon
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For prudence sake they had made a wide detour the day before.
Salammbo
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We all made a wide detour to avoid the exploding machine-gun bullets.
The forgotten soldier
5
Jack made a wide detour, and passed the end of the gorge.
Jack Wright and His Electric Stage; or, Leagued Against the Jame...
6
Before that frightened German filmmakers made a wide detour around the Nazi past.
Reuters
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Making a wide detour, the little party continued on their way.
The Boy Allies on the Firing Line; Or, Twelve Days Battle Along ...
8
He was beginning his favorite trick of making a wide detour.
The Last Trail
9
He made a wide detour and came out at the rear of his house.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
10
He lifted the tray and made a wide detour to avoid Ricky Flatt's spot.
Latte trouble
11
All that day they kept to the forest, making a wide detour round Sturatzberg.
Princess Maritza
12
But Mary did not notice the obstacles further than to make a wide detour.
The Shield of Silence
13
Instead, he took a wide detour, and returned slowly, backing and filling to the point.
The House of Mystery: An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Gra...
14
They were now compelled to make a wide detour.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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And he made a wide detour around the astonished boy, and marched off up the hill.
The Flag
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He made a wide detour around the bodies of the two deputies sprawling in the road.
Death angel
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United Kingdom
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