Hypertext Webster Gateway: "diversion"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diversion \Di*ver"sion\, n. [Cf. F. 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.
2. That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind
from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport;
play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth. ``Public
diversions.'' --V. Knox.
Such productions of wit and humor as expose vice and
folly, furnish useful diversion to readers.
--Addison.
3. (Mil.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an
enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be
made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.
Syn: Amusement; entertainment; pastime; recreation; sport;
game; play; solace; merriment.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
diversion
n 1: an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates [syn: {recreation}]
2: 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" [syn: {deviation},
{digression}, {deflection}, {deflexion}]
3: an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the
point of the principal attack [syn: {diversionary attack}]
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