indirect

mastery
UK /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/ US /ˌɪn.dɪˈɹɛkt/adjnounverb

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Which meaning of 'indirect' best matches its use in the sentence?

In an effort to beat the traffic jams, they opted to take an indirect route to their destination.