Definition

1. Noun:

   • Bypass road / Detour: A road built to allow traffic to go around a town, city center, or a congested area, rather than through it.
   • Alternative route: Any road or path that provides an alternative to a main or direct route, often used to avoid an obstacle or heavy traffic.

2. Noun (Railway context):

   • Siding / Passing loop / Evasion track: A secondary railway track used for parking, loading/unloading, or allowing other trains to pass on the main line.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Road):

  • Thành phố đang xây một đường tránh để giảm tắc nghẽn giao thông. (The city is building a bypass road to reduce traffic congestion.)
  • Do tai nạn, mọi người phải đi đường tránh. (Because of the accident, everyone had to take a detour.)

• Noun (Railway):

  • Đoàn tàu hàng đỗ trên đường tránh để nhường đường cho tàu cao tốc. (The freight train stopped on the siding to give way to the express train.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in official transportation planning and civil engineering contexts to describe infrastructure projects designed to improve traffic flow.
• In logistics, using a "đường tránh" can be a strategic choice to avoid delays.

Variants and Related Words

• Đường vòng (n): A roundabout way or circuitous route. This emphasizes the longer, indirect nature of the path rather than its purpose of avoidance.
• Đường tránh thành phố (n): City bypass ring road.
• Đường nhánh (n): Branch road; a road that diverges from a main road.

Synonyms

• Bypass: A road passing around a town or its center.
• Detour: A temporary alternative route.
• Siding (railway): A short track for shunting or parking rolling stock.
• Alternative route: Another way to reach the same destination.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Tìm đường tránh: To look for a way around (a problem or a physical obstacle).
  • Công ty đang tìm đường tránh cho những quy định mới. (The company is looking for a way around the new regulations.)
• Đi đường tránh né: To take an evasive or indirect path (can be used literally or figuratively).
  • Anh ấy luôn đi đường tránh né khi có xung đột. (He always takes an evasive path when there is conflict.)

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