divert
verb (used with object)
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
diverter
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a word derived from
divert.
Example Sentences
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In a tweet from October 2020, Musk wrote "Aspiring to have no flame diverter in Boca, but this could turn out to be a mistake."
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2023
Starship’s launch mount does not have a flame diverter to direct the fire in a certain direction.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
Other options could include a giant diverter, though water volumes, Christensen said, are likely too great for it to work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Install a three-way diverter valve, allowing you to send water either through existing pipes to the sewer or through a new, plastic pipe that you route outdoors.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Edna Hill developed new resources as an encourager, a diverter, and an unfailing optimist in regard to the outcome.
From The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day by Robert Neilson Stephens
