Sentence examples for detour to avoid from inspiring English sources

And how risky is it?Taking a detour to avoid an area of conflict means spending more time in the air, burning more fuel.

A photographer has captured images of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe after his helicopter flight took a detour to avoid a rainstorm and happened to fly over their longhouse.

A 100-mile detour to avoid Calais would cost the average HGV another £52 in fuel, and every hour's delay adds £60 in costs, the FTA says.

On Tuesday, the Russian aviation authorities ordered all Russian commercial aircraft to avoid Syrian airspace after an episode on Monday in which a Russian passenger plane was forced to detour to avoid combat activity, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency reported.

"We don't know that there will be more deaths," he argues, before offering an anecdote about a biker who took a three-state detour to avoid riding through Nebraska in a helmet, depriving the state of his spending on food and fuel.

If a man from Utah wanted to drive from Salt Lake City to Virginia Beach with a pistol strapped under his coat and a concealed carry permit from his state in his wallet, he could legally do so just as long as he takes a 200-mile detour to avoid passing through Illinois, where his Utah concealed gun license won't be recognized.

Then there are the occasional detours to avoid river crossing or fallen trees.

HILLS -- Detours to avoid hills helps meet goals of longer rides.

Its captains have detoured to avoid rough seas, keeping a day's cushion in reserve to maintain their promised arrival times.

They believe it is the first documented case of birds making detours to avoid destructive weather systems on the basis of infrasound.

ALICANTE, SPAIN — The latest edition of the Volvo Ocean Race involves 6 teams, 9 offshore legs, 10 official ports and at least 39,270 nautical miles of sailing (escorted detours to avoid pirates not included).