diversion

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diversion
n. act of turning aside or deflecting; channel which diverts water; distraction; entertainment


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Diversion
Diversion may refer to:Diversion, a British television film later adapted into the 1987 movie Fatal AttractionYamaha Diversion, a motorcycle manufactured by Yamaha Pharmaceutical diversion, the diversion of licit drugs for illicit purposesDiversion may also be:A distractionThe removal of water via a canalA detour, such as during road constructionA hobby or other thing done during spare timeIllegal takings of money or food aid from a supply
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Diversion
Diversion /di·ver·sion/ a turning aside. urinary diversion surgical creation of an alternate route for urine flow to replace an absent or diseased [more]Diversion - Community and Resources

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diversion
Noun
1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation"
(synonym) recreation
(hypernym) activity
(hyponym) play, child's play
(derivation) amuse, divert, disport
2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal"
(synonym) deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation
(hypernym) turn, turning
(hyponym) red herring
(derivation) deviate, divert
3. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
(synonym) diversionary attack
(hypernym) attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(hyponym) diversionary landing


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n. diversion, distraction

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