1. diversionary - Adjective
2. diversionary - Adjective Satellite
(of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive
Source: WordNetAdkin (2001). p. 37. Battle main Wellington at Waterloo, by Robert Alexander Hillingford The Battle of Waterloo commenced with a diversionary attack on Hougoumont by a division of French soldiers. Source: Internet
A judge said Paskel may be able to do just five years of probation if terms, including participating in a diversionary program and staying employed, are met. Source: Internet
At birth however, air begins to pass through the lungs, and the diversionary duct closes, so that the lungs can begin to respire. Source: Internet
By nightfall, Rundstedt, Rommel and Speidel continued to believe that the Normandy landing might have been a diversionary attack, as the Allied deception measures still pointed towards Calais. Source: Internet
And the criminal justice system, as you know, put him in a diversionary program with no discipline, and we felt it's appropriate to have discipline, and to continue to counseling programs, and to continue our education and work." Source: Internet
Iran's plan was for three assaults: a diversionary attack near Basra, the main offensive, and another diversionary attack using Iranian armor in the north to have Iraqi heavy armor diverted away from Basra. Source: Internet