deflector

American  

[di-flekt-er] / dɪˈflɛkt ər /

noun

deflectors plural

1. any device or structure that serves to deflect something so as to change its course.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• deflectors
  plural

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deflector deflectors

SpaceX also said it made “significant reinforcements” of the launch pad’s foundation and added a flame deflector intended to prevent future launch pad damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

What Donald does, and he's excellent at it, he's the great deflector.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2023

Place shrimp on the cooking grate directly over the heat deflector plate with the lid down.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023

The Singaporean-born executive will serve as a deflector for TikTok, taking the heat for the app while touting its popularity and how it serves as a platform for creators and small businesses.

From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

I look down at my illness deflector yawning open my sweatshirt pocket.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

Moreover, the deflectors enabled them to redirect any ions desorbed from the crystal towards an ion detector.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023

McLaren's day was afflicted by reliability problems, which saw the team have to reinforce the air deflectors over the front wheels and manage fewer laps than many of their rivals.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023

The last of those have worried Russian military leaders enough that some of the tanks seen massing on the borders are sporting new deflectors, like a metal umbrella, to deceive the missile’s homing systems.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2021

He pointed out how metal deflectors on the wheel would influence the speed of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2021

I never saw deflectors worked on that principle before,270 either.

From Torchy by Brehm, George