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diversion
[ dih-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn, dahy- ]
noun
a diversion of industry into the war effort.
- a channel made to divert the flow of water from one course to another or to direct the flow of water draining from a piece of ground.
- British. a detour on a highway or road.
- distraction from business, care, etc.; recreation; amusement; a pastime:
Movies are his favorite diversion.
- Military. a feint intended to draw off attention from the point of main attack.
diversion
/ 岹ɪˈɜːʃə /
noun
- the act of diverting from a specified course
- an official detour used by traffic when a main route is closed
- something that distracts from business, etc; amusement
- military a feint attack designed to draw an enemy away from the main attack
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- d·sDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of diversion1
Example Sentences
Over decades, the dams and increased diversions also took an environmental toll, drying up much of the once-vast wetlands in Mexico’s Colorado River Delta.
"We're worried by the diversion of what can no longer enter the US," Carlos Vaccaro, executive director of the Argentine Steel Chamber, told the Buenos Aires Herald.
"We've seen a lot of diversion of ships from China, that were due to head to the US, diverting and coming to the UK and into the EU."
Readers of the book will not recognize all these diversions, but the story’s outlines are more or less observed.
"We may get a diversion of cheap exports which might have otherwise gone to the US, will start to come to Europe and the UK," he said.
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