Look up: diversion


  1. Diversion
    1. Use of part of a stream flow as water supply. 2. A channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across a slope to divert water at a non-erosive velocity to sites where it can be used and disposed of.
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  2. diversion
    [n] - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack 2. [n] - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates 3. [n] - a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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  3. Diversion
    A term used to describe the act of inverting one or more designated materials from a solid waste stream. Diversion typically occurs at the point of generation but can also occur at waste transfer and processing facilities. The objective of diversion is to market materials for productive use and henc...
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  4. Diversion
    Act of proceeding to an airport other than one at which
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  5. Diversion
    Di·ver'sion noun [ Confer French diversion . See Divert .] 1. The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/101

  6. diversion
    recreation noun 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 o...
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  7. diversion
    deflection noun 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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  1. diversion
    noun an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
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  2. diversion
    (dĭ-vur´zhәn) a turning aside. continent urinary diversion urinary diversion that preserves continence; examples include neobladders and pouches such as the Indiana pouch. urinary diversion surgical creation of an alternate route of flow for urin...
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  3. Diversion
    • (n.) The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel; diversion of the mind from business. • (n.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, al...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/diversion/

  4. Diversion
    See trade diversion.
    Found op http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/d.html

  5. diversion
    1. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
    2. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
    3. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

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  6. Diversion
    n. A system for providing first-time offenders in lesser crimes the ability to perform community service, repay for damage due to the crime, obtain alcohol or drug treatment or counseling. The charges may be dismissed if the defendant cooperates and the diversion is successful. Typically, a diversio...
    Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/diversion.htm

  7. Diversion
    The transfer of water from a stream, lake, aquifer, or other source of water by a canal, pipe, well, or other conduit to another watercourse or to the land, as in the case of an irrigation system.
    Found op http://www.streamnet.org/glossary.html

  8. diversion
    1) Activity 2) Alternative route 3) Avoidance 4) Bypass 5) Deviation 6) Distraction 7) Dodging 8) Escapism 9) Getting away from 10) Indirect route 11) Leisure activity 12) Long way round 13) Pastime 14)...
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/diversion/1

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