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What (who) is manoeuvre - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Military manoeuvres; Maneuvre; Manoeuvre; Military maneuver; Manœuvre; Maneuver (disambiguation); Maneuvres; Military maneuvers; Military manoeuvre; Military Manoeuvres
manoeuvre
I
n.
BE; AE spelling: maneuver
1) to carry out, conduct. execute a manoeuvre
2) (mil.) to conduct, hold manoeuvres
3) a clever; military; political; tactical manoeuvre
II
v.
1) (d; intr.) to manoeuvre for (to manoeuvre for position)
2) (d; tr.) to manoeuvre into (we manoeuvreed them into a compromise)
3) (d; tr.) to manoeuvre out of (the player was manoeuvreed out of position)
manoeuvre
I. n.
1.
Evolution, movement.
2.
Scheme, plan, plot, stratagem, artifice, trick, finesse, artful management, adroit procedure, intrigue, ruse.
II. v. n.
1.
Perform evolutions.
2.
Contrive, plan, plot, manage, pull the wires or strings, scheme, intrigue, finesse.
manoeuvre
(manoeuvres, manoeuvring, manoeuvred)
Note: in AM, use 'maneuver'
1.
If you manoeuvre something into or out of an awkward position, you skilfully move it there.
We attempted to manoeuvre the canoe closer to him...
I manoeuvred my way among the tables to the back corner of the place...
The pilot instinctively maneuvered to avoid them.
VERB: V n adv/prep, V way prep/adv, V
•
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
...a ship capable of high speed and rapid manoeuvre.
N-VAR
2.
If you manoeuvre a situation, you change it in a clever and skilful way so that you can benefit from it.
The authorities have to manoeuvre the markets into demanding a cut in interest rates...
He manoeuvres to foster recovery.
= manipulate
VERB: V n prep/adv, V
•
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
...manoeuvres to block the electoral process.
N-COUNT
• manoeuvring (manoeuvrings)
...his unrivalled skill in political manoeuvring.
...his manoeuvrings on the matter of free trade.
N-VAR
3.
Military manoeuvres are training exercises which involve the movement of soldiers and equipment over a large area.
Allied troops begin maneuvers tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion...
N-PLURAL
4.
Wikipedia
Maneuver
Maneuver (American English), manoeuvre (British English), manoeuver, manœuver (also spelled, directly from the French, as manœuvre) denotes one's tactical move, or series of moves, that improves or maintains one's strategic situation in a competitive environment or avoids a worse situation.
Examples of use of manoeuvre
1. Russian manoeuvre In what analysts saw as a manoeuvre to fend off a raid by Mittal, Arcelor announced plans to acquire Russian steel group Severstal last week.
2. But sources insisted that the room for manoeuvre was limited.
3. It has one drawback – it is impossible to manoeuvre.
4. Service providers will become gatekeepers, with little room for manoeuvre.
5. Tuesday‘s rocket firing will be its most crucial manoeuvre, however.