What is "diversionary"

Usage examples of "diversionary".

William launched a diversionary attack across the Boyne not far from where he had been hit.

Siracusa, bringing the Napolitans over the Messina Straits, with the Gibby Fleet making a diversionary attack at Tunis, splitting off to join the Med Fleet for the landings.

Just then, Hilda and Rakel heard a short bird whistle, the signal for the diversionary hird to come forth on the far side of the field.

Unless otherwise stated, the contents of the appendix are all based upon the nineteen major raids of the Battle of Berlin and the diversionary raid to Berlin by twenty.

Captain Aubrey time to write his dispatch for the Dryad to carry to the Commander-in-Chief, a long and detailed account of his proceedings, together with a request for more Marines for the final assault, at least two sloops for diversionary actions and to prevent reinforcements and supplies being thrown into Marga from Corfu, and for money to enroll three troops of Mirdites and one of Moslem Ghegs for three weeks at nine Argyrokastro piastres a calendar month, they to find themselves in arms and victuals: Jack had little hope of the sloops, but it was thought that he .

Taking this last, small, diversionary measure before facing Graham, Amanda crossed the cul-de-sac and followed the cigarette smell over the grass to the porch.

Basalom riffled through his job stack, shutting down background processes and diversionary loops.

First he would have pushed a strong diversionary force at Charleroi, then, when the allies moved to defend Brussels from the south, he would have launched the real attack to the west.

Suddenly the diversionary attack turned quite real as the meres howleda long, curdling wolfpack soundand ran forward.

I anticipate a diversionary attack on vector 085 by the Class C Yavac Scouts.

The diversionary attack on Welton, the phony SSS men, the murder of the Ranger, the impossibility of getting past a whole squad of security robots--it all had to fit together, somehow.

There'll be a diversionary attack by those rowdies across the way at first light.

Our enemy always uses a diversionary attack to cover his main move.

Always this opponent moved behind a feint, a diversionary attack or a false trail.

These called for a Navy attack under Admiral Nimitz on both the Santa Cruz and Solomon Islands, while MacArthur launched a diversionary attack on the East Indies.