Diversionary Attack (Noun)
Meaning
An attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The commander launched a diversionary attack on the left flank to draw the enemy's forces away from the main invasion site.
- Enemy troops retreated to the right, indicating the earlier attack was likely a diversionary attack meant to mislead their commanders.
- To facilitate a stealthy entrance, a small group conducted a diversionary attack at the eastern entrance, catching the enemy off guard.
- Troop movements hinted at an imminent assault on the west flank, likely as a diversionary attack prior to a central attack on the stronghold.
- Defense lines faltered in several locations following simultaneous launches of multiple diversionary attacks on other, non-adjacent enemy fortifications.