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# diversion

«diversion» in Mova's school dictionary: **A different route that traffic must take when a road is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a diversion, diversions)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A different route that traffic must take when a road is closed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#m1)

2) Something that takes attention away from what is really happening, often on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#m2)

3) The act of turning something, such as a river or money, to another direction or use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#m3)

4) Something fun that passes time; an amusement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life in the UK, Ireland and Australia, yellow «Diversion» signs show drivers a way round roadworks (Americans say «detour»). In stories, a character «creates a diversion» to distract guards. In geography, a river diversion channels water elsewhere. Phrases: «create a diversion», «follow the diversion», «a welcome diversion».

### examples

- The road was closed, so we followed the diversion signs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x1)
- Tom made a diversion while his sister grabbed the ball. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x2)
- The puppy's barking was a diversion from the real thief. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x3)
- Engineers built a diversion to stop the town flooding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x4)
- Board games are a pleasant diversion on rainy days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x5)
- The bus took a long diversion because of the parade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x6)
- Puss became a great lord, and never ran after mice any more, but only for his diversion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/#x7)

### note

Countable. Verb: divert. In US English a road diversion is usually called a «detour». In money or law, «diversion of funds» means using money for something it was not meant for, often wrongly.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diversion» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diversion/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.