diverter
6.3
A structure that redirects cars to another road
- noun
- /dɪˈvɜrtər/
- Specialized
:
desviador
- The city installed a diverter to redirect traffic away from the busy downtown area.
Examples
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During the construction, a diverter helped manage vehicle flow around the work zone.
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"Traffic diverters at certain key intersections!
Fiction book (2001) -
The diverter at the intersection improved safety by preventing cars from entering a pedestrian zone.
Synonyms
70
6.3
A device that changes the direction of air, water, or smoke
is for directing vehicles or blocking roads not changing fluid flows
6.8
A device that gives water or traffic another route around an obstacle
redirects or stops vehicles rather than forming a full alternate route
blockader
vsdiverter
7.4
A thing placed across a road or entrance to stop people entering and vehicles passing
either redirects traffic or prevents passage not only blocks it
9.0
A temporary barrier on a road that slows vehicles and guides traffic
alters direction or blocks access rather than mainly slowing traffic
How Restrictive
roadblock
41
2.8
41
2.8
diverter
- Specialized
traffic island
1
2.5
1
2.5
chicane
1
9.6
- Specialized
1
9.6
bollard
2
7.1
2
7.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diverter comes from the verb divert, which means 'turn away'. So a diverter on a road is a barrier or structure that 'turns' cars away from a street to stop them passing through.