Noun
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an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
- diversionary attack -
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"
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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"