seachród — meaning in English

English meaning

• bypass noun A road built to route traffic around a town or busy area.
• detour noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
• shunt verb To move something (often a train) onto a different track or path.

Senses

seachród 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).
• byroad A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.
• detour A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
• shunt (electricity) A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.

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.

detour — full definition

1. noun An indirect route taken instead of the direct one.
2. verb To take, or send someone on, an indirect route.

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