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diversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diversionary attack |
| Type of | onrush, onset, attack, onslaught |
| Has types | diversionary landing |
diversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | recreation |
| Type of | activity |
| Has types | amusement, antic, athletics, bathing, caper, celebration, child's play, dance, dancing, escapade, prank, pursuit, put-on, romp, saltation, sport, terpsichore, trick, entertainment, escape, escapism, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy, festivity, frolic, fun, gambling, gambol, game, gaming, interest, jest, jocularity, joke, lark, merriment, night life, nightlife, pastime, play, playfulness |
| Derivation | divert |
scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists.
diversion::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deflection, deflexion, deviation, digression, divagation |
| Type of | turn, turning |
| Has types | red herring |
| Derivation | diversionary, diversionist, divert |
a diversion from the main highway.
Examples of diversion
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Wroxham to Great Yarmouth with a diversion up the River Thurne is a grand route.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The diversion program will include 30 hours of community service and counseling.
From the dispatch.com
It's a generally winning diversion, thanks mostly to its likeable ensemble cast.
From the usatoday.com
It was, however, a decent diversion in the middle of a late-March training camp.
From the chron.com
Sports are entertainment, a diversion from worrying about the price of unleaded.
From the courier-journal.com
The medieval hunt was an aristocratic diversion, similar to English fox hunting.
From the nytimes.com
Fortunately for theatergoers, mysteries and treacheries can add up to diversion.
From the washingtonpost.com
The German thrust would entail the Fourth and Sixth Armies creating a diversion.
From the en.wikipedia.org
He got a break then, too, with prosecutors sending him to the diversion program.
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- 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"
- 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"
- An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
- (divert) deviate: turn aside; turn away from
- (divert) send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one
- (divert) amuse: occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"
- The Diversion, published in 2001 and written by K. A. Applegate, is the forty-ninth book in the Animorphs series. It is narrated by Tobias.
- Diverted is a 2009 CBC made-for-TV movie. It was directed by Alex Chapple. The movie was written by Tony Marchant.
- A tactic used to draw attention away from the real threat or action; A hobby; an activity that distracts the mind; The act of diverting; Removal of water via a canal; A detour, such as during road construction; The rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination, ...
