Circuitous
31take a circuitous route — index detour Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
32Circuitously — Circuitous Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; …
33Circuitousness — Circuitous Cir*cu i*tous, a. [LL. circuitosus.] Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end. {Cir*cu i*tous*ly}, adv. {Cir*cu i*tous*ness}, n. Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; …
34circuitously — circuitous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a route) longer than the most direct way. DERIVATIVES circuitously adverb circuitousness noun …
35circuitousness — circuitous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a route) longer than the most direct way. DERIVATIVES circuitously adverb circuitousness noun …
36indirect — indirect, circuitous, roundabout are comparable when applied to ways, routes, or means with the meaning not leading by a straight path to a destination or goal. Indirect basically implies departure from the straight and short line between two… …
37Descriptive geometry — is the branch of geometry which allows the representation of three dimensional objects in two dimensions, by using a specific set of procedures. The resulting techniques are important for engineering, architecture, design and in art. [1] Drawing… …
38indirect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. oblique; roundabout, circuitous; underhand, crooked, furtive; hinted, implied, inferential. See circuity, deviation,obliquity.Ant., direct, straight. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. roundabout,… …
39roundabout — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. circuitous, indirect. See circuity, deviation, diffuseness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. indirect, circuitous, devious, deviating; see indirect . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. indirect… …
40Irish Sea Tunnel — An Irish Sea Tunnel would link Ireland to Great Britain across the Irish Sea. It has been suggested in the past largely for political reasons. It would be a railway tunnel, similar to the Channel Tunnel across the English Channel. Although the… …
