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noun
An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack.
synonym: diversion.
is a specific kind of: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught.
is a broader term that covers: diversionary landing.
Dutch: verlegging, afleidingsmanoeuver
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