detour vs zigzag

detour

noun
  • A diversion or deviation from one's original route. 

  • The diversion of the flow of execution for debugging or similar purposes. 

verb
  • To make a detour. 

  • To direct or send on a detour. 

zigzag

noun
  • A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions. 

  • One of these sharp turns. 

adj
  • Moving in, or having a zigzag. 

verb
  • To move or to twist in a zigzag manner. 

adv
  • in a zigzag manner or pattern 

How often have the words detour and zigzag occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )