manoeuvre

manoeuvre
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(BrE) (AmE maneuver) noun
1 movement performed with care and skill
ADJECTIVE
complex, complicated
difficult
dangerous
clever
defensive, offensive
evasive
aerial
… OF MANOEUVRES/MANEUVERS
series
VERB + MANOEUVRE/MANEUVER
carry out, do, execute, make, perform

The pilot has to carry out a series of complex manoeuvres.

attempt, try
practise/practice
complete
2 clever plan
ADJECTIVE
brilliant
strategic, tactical

Her withdrawal from the contest was a tactical manoeuvre.

diplomatic, legal, political
VERB + MANOEUVRE/MANEUVER
use

He used cutting-edge manoeuvres to outsmart other bidders.

carry out, execute
pull (informal)
MANOEUVRE/MANEUVER + VERB
fail
PREPOSITION
by a/the manoeuvre

By this manoeuvre, he hopes to gain an advantage at a later stage.

PHRASES
freedom of manoeuvre

The economic conditions are restricting he bank's freedom of manoeuvre.

room for manoeuvre

The government has very little room for manoeuvre on this issue.

3 military operation
ADJECTIVE
military, strategic, tactical
operational
combat
defensive, offensive
VERB + MANOEUVRE/MANEUVER
carry out, conduct, execute, perform
MANOEUVRE/MANEUVER + NOUN
battalion, brigade, force, unit
operation
commander
PHRASES
be on manoeuvres, go on manoeuvres

The unit is on manoeuvres in southern Italy.

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(BrE) (AmE maneuver) verb
ADVERB
carefully
quickly
easily
deftly, expertly, skilfully/skillfully
VERB + MANOEUVRE/MANEUVER
be difficult to, be easy to
PREPOSITION
around, past, through, etc.

He carefully manoeuvred the boat past the rocks.

PHRASES
manoeuvre (sth) into position
manoeuvre your way (figurative)

He had manoeuvred his way into a position of strength in the party.

room to manoeuvre

The ship had little room to manoeuvre.


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  • manoeuvre — n. f. rI./r d1./d Mise en oeuvre d un instrument, d une machine; action ou opération nécessaire à son fonctionnement. d2./d Action exercée sur le gréement, les voiles, etc., d un navire, et destinée à assurer sa bonne marche ou à déterminer une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • manoeuvre — 1. (ma neu vr ) s. f. 1°   Opération de la main.    Terme de construction. Mouvement des ouvriers et des machines. Il faut laisser de la place pour la manoeuvre. 2°   Terme de chirurgie et d obstétrique. Action composée, ensemble des mouvements… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • manoeuvre — (US maneuver) ► NOUN 1) a physical movement or series of moves requiring skill and care. 2) a carefully planned scheme or action. 3) (manoeuvres) a large scale military exercise. ► VERB (manoeuvred, manoeuvring) …   English terms dictionary

  • Manoeuvre — Ma*noeu vre, n. & v. See {Maneuver}. [Chiefly Brit.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manoeuvre — (fr., spr. Mannöhwer), 1) Bewegung, Wendung; 2) das zu einem strategischen Zweck bestimmte Ganze einzelner taktischen Evolutionen. Das Manoeuvriren u. die Manoeuvrirkunst besteht in der Fertigkeit, Truppen aller Art auf jedem practicablen Terrain …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Manoeuvre — (manöwr), frz., der Inbegriff der taktischen Bewegungen eines Truppenkörpers; im Seewesen die auf die Leitung des Schiffes gerichtete Arbeit der Mannschaft, sowie auch das Verfahren im Gefechte …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • manoeuvre — chiefly Brit var of MANEUVER …   Medical dictionary

  • manoeuvré — manoeuvré, ée (ma neu vré, vrée) part. passé de manoeuvrer. Des galères manoeuvrées par des forçats …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • manoeuvre — also manoeuver, alternative spelling of MANEUVER (Cf. maneuver). Also see OE (Cf. oe); RE (Cf. re). Related: manoeuvres; manoeuvred; manoeuvring …   Etymology dictionary

  • manoeuvre — has inflected forms manoeuvred, manoeuvring. The spelling in AmE is maneuver, with inflected forms maneuvered, maneuvering …   Modern English usage

  • manoeuvre — [mə no͞o′vər, mənyo͞o′vər] n., vi., vt. manoeuvred, manoeuvring chiefly Brit. sp. of MANEUVER …   English World dictionary

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