Armoring also causes deflection of wave energy, which can accelerate erosion of nearby sites, expanding the need for shoreline armoring structures.

A lot of people deflect praise that comes their way, because they don't know how to handle it.

A barrier, designed to deflect noise away from nearby houses, was erected along the edge of the freeway.

A meteor exploded over Russia, yet no one cares enough to provide funding for meteor deflection technology.

The calculated deflection at the end of the beam is 2 cm.

Tom deflected the blow by raising his right arm.

Yanni wanted to deflect attention.

The goalie deflected the puck with his stick.

The general theory of relativity predicted the deflection of starlight by the Sun.

Magnetospheres — the magnetic fields around most planets — exist throughout our solar system. They deflect high-energy, charged particles called cosmic rays that are spewed out by the Sun or come from interstellar space.