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  diversionary attack
       n : an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the
           point of the principal attack [syn: diversion]

  diversionary attack /daɪvˈɜːʃənəɹi ɐtˈak/
  Ablenkungsangriff 
     Synonym: diversionary assault
  
   see: attack, assault, attacks, assaults, ground attack, ground assault, drone attack, drone assault, armed attack, armed assault, unprovoked attack, saturation attack, saturation assault, sneak attack, sneak assault, Attack is the best form/means of defense.