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noun

Manoeuvre, Maneuver n.

Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

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

verb

Manoeuvre, Maneuver v. t.

To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.

Manoeuvre, Maneuver v. i. (past & past part. maneuvered or manoeuvred; pres. part. maneuvering or manoeuvring)

To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of getting an advantage in attack or defense.

Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing situation; used especially in competitive situations, as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.

To manage with address or art; to scheme.

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Etymology of 'Maneuver'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Maneuver" Quotes from Famous Books

... air necessary for the combustion is sucked through the interior of the nozzle, H, which is in front of the tuyere. It will be seen that the current of steam can be regulated by moving the tuyere, D, from or toward the eduction orifice. This is effected through a maneuver of the hand wheel, F. In the second place, the flow of the petroleum is made regular by revolving the hand wheel, G, which gives the piston, O, a to and fro motion in ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 623, December 10, 1887 • Various

... maneuver whose object appeared clearly. The defenders of the Constituent Assembly had evidence of what was being prepared. The peasants who waited with impatience the opening of the Constituent Assembly sent delegates ...

— Bolshevism - The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy • John Spargo

... Naturally, this bold maneuver could not have succeeded had he a right of entry. A woman's physical strength was unequal to the task of disturbing his burly frame, and a foot thrust between door and jamb would have done the rest. As matters stood, however, he was obliged to abandon any present hope of an interview ...

— The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley • Louis Tracy

... woman of great subtlety as well as charm. Stories had been told to her of the green velvet, and therefore she had her drawing-room redecorated in the most uncompromising blue. It killed the green velvet completely. As for the diamonds, she met that maneuver by wearing not a single gem of any kind. Her dress was an Indian muslin with a broad hem ...

— Famous Affinities of History, Vol 1-4, Complete - The Romance of Devotion • Lyndon Orr

... ahead he would about run into the bus, which meant that it was gaining on him. Again he bent his course to a point ahead of it. Each maneuver of this kind narrowed the angle between himself and the bus until soon he would be pursuing it. The angle would be no more. He would be running after the bus and ...

— Tom Slade's Double Dare • Percy Keese Fitzhugh

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