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déviation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bypass noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
  • departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  • detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
  • deviation noun A departure from an expected, planned, or normal course of action.
  • diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.

Senses

déviation is used for these senses in English:

  • bypass A replacement road for obsolete road that is no longer in use because devastating natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides).
  • departure A deviation from a plan or procedure.
  • detour A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • diversion (transport) A detour, such as during road construction.

bypass — full definition

  1. noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
  2. noun A surgical procedure that reroutes blood flow around a blocked or damaged part.
  3. verb To avoid something by going around it, or to skip normal procedure.

departure — full definition

  1. noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
  2. noun A move away from what is usual, expected, or previously planned.

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