Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- Chiefly Brit. See
maneuver .
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- noun Australia, New Zealand, UK A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
- noun UK, often plural A large movement of military troops.
- verb transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
- verb act in order to achieve a certain goal
- noun a move made to gain a tactical end
- noun an action aimed at evading an opponent
- verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
- noun a military training exercise
- noun a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
Etymologies
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Examples
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A common understanding of fairness ought to dictate that this kind of manoeuvre is not worthy of a long discussion.
Obama adds two superdelegates, one's a former Clinton backer 2008
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The term "danger play" is less frequently found in the literature; it refers to a manoeuvre that guards against an unlikely distribution but loses a vital trick if the lie of cards is more or less normal.
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Obviously, my sense of maneuver/manoeuvre is a broad overall approach to a whole range of issues, of which “challenge” is only one …
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So the room for manoeuvre is rather limited or, in other words, we are all in one boat in Europe, as far as the monetary system is concerned.
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The word manoeuvre used an ae ligature in the original.
Browning's Heroines Ethel Colburn Mayne
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A manoeuvre is being executed against me, and I do not know what it is.
Holding Her Down 1907
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A manoeuvre is being executed against me, and I do not know what it is.
Holding Her Down 1907
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The word manoeuvre uses an oe ligature in the original.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8) Modern England, 1760-1815 John Richard Green 1860
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But this short-term manoeuvre has harmed Labour’s prospect of a revival in the medium term.
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And at the second net we were greeted by rifle shots till we desisted and went on to the third, where the manoeuvre was again repeated.
Charley's Coup 2010
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