detoured
Detoured is the past tense and past participle of the verb detour. It describes the act of being redirected away from a planned or direct route, typically temporarily. In travel and transportation, a detoured route requires a traveler or vehicle to follow an alternate path. Detoured can be used to describe a person, vehicle, or object that has had its course altered by external instructions, obstacles, or events such as roadworks, traffic incidents, or weather conditions.
The word detour derives from the French détourner, meaning "to turn aside," with detour entering English in
In practical use, "we were detoured" or "we were detoured onto a side street" conveys temporary re-routing.
In navigation systems and robotics, detour strategies describe algorithms for re-planning routes to avoid hazards while