(DoD) A change made in a prescribed route for operational or tactical reasons. A diversion order will not constitute a change of destination.
(DoD) A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination.
(DoD) In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area. A diversion may connect one channel to another or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger. See also demonstration.
(DoD) The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention.
(DoD) A rerouting of cargo or passengers to a new transshipment point or destination or on a different mode of transportation prior to arrival at ultimate destination.
(DoD) In naval mine warfare, a route or channel bypassing a dangerous area. A diversion may connect one channel to another or it may branch from a channel and rejoin it on the other side of the danger. See also demonstration.
(DoD) The act of drawing the attention and forces of an enemy from the point of the principal operation; an attack, alarm, or feint that diverts attention.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). diversion. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/diversion/definitions/1961433 |
| Chicago | Military Dictionary (DoD). 2011. "diversion" http://smartdefine.org/diversion/definitions/1961433 (accessed September 22, 2026). |
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