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BLUE JEW Power In The Entymology: diversion

Meaning of  diversion  in English   diversion noun UK     / daɪˈvɜː.ʃ ə n /   US     / dɪˈvɝː.ʃ ə n / diversion   noun   ( CHANGE OF DIRECTION ) Add to word list   [  C  ]   UK ( US   detour ) a different  route  that is used because a  road  is  closed : Traffic diversions will be  kept  to a  minimum   throughout  the  festival .   [  C  or  U  ] the  fact  of something being  sent   somewhere  different from where it was  originally   intended  to go: the diversion of  money  to other  projects  SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Changing direction about-face about-turn bear branch off break course cut decoy excursive excursively flippy glance off  (something) head off someone's  back is turned   idiom swerve turn turn around turn off  (somethi...