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indirect course(expression, branch, substitute, deviation, diversion)
1
long way around(expression, deviation, diversion, devious, indirect)
1
roundabout way(expression, branch, substitute, deviation, diversion)
1
runaround(branch, substitute, deviation, diversion, bypass)
1
secondary highway(expression, branch, substitute, deviation, diversion)
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service road(expression, branch, substitute, deviation, diversion)
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side door
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side road
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substitute(branch, deviation, diversion, bypass)
1
temporary route(expression, branch, substitute, deviation, diversion)
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alley(noun, road)
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alleyway(noun, road)
0
alternative route(expression, deviation, diversion, bypass)
0
ambagious
0
back street(noun, road)
0
circuitous(adjective, around, indirect)
0
country road(noun, road)
0
indirect route(expression, deviation, diversion, bypass)
0
long way round(expression, idiom, deviation, diversion, bypass)
0
roundabout route(expression, deviation, diversion, bypass)
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