Hypertext Webster Gateway: "manoeuvre"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, n. & v.
See {Maneuver}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, n. [F.
man[oe]uvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work,
manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See
{Manual}, {Operate}, and cf. {Mainor}, {Manure}.]
1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or
naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

2. Management with address or artful design; adroit
proceeding; stratagem.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, v. i. [imp. &
p. p. {Maneuvered}or {Man[oe]uvred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Maneuvering}, or {Man[oe]uvring}.] [Cf. F. man[oe]uvrer. See
{Maneuver}, n.]
1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval
tactics; to make changes in position with reference to
getting advantage in attack or defense.

2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*n[oe]u"vre\, v. t.
To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

manoeuvre
n 1: a plan for attaining a particular goal [syn: {tactic}, {maneuver}]
2: a military training exercise [syn: {maneuver}, {simulated
military operation}]
3: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and
skill; "he made a great play" [syn: {maneuver}, {play}]
4: a move made to gain a tactical end [syn: {maneuver}, {tactical
maneuver}, {tactical manoeuvre}]
5: an action aimed at evading an enemy [syn: {maneuver}, {evasive
action}]
v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: {steer}, {maneuver}, {direct}, {point}, {head}, {guide}]
2: perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to
secure an advantage in attack or defense [syn: {maneuver},
{operate}]


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