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
She did not need him in capacity of attendant or diverter these days, and it was clear that in any other capacity he embarrassed her.
From The House of Fulfilment by George Madden Martin
