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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

... the people and their rulers in person. The military organization of a great kingdom is here developed in a separate Essay, and Machiavelli's favorite scheme for nationalizing the militia of Italy is systematically expounded. Giovio's flippant objection, that the philosopher could not in practice maneuver a single company, is no real criticism on the merit of ...

— Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) • John Addington Symonds

... a growing speed reduction. The sensitiveness of the elevating rudder warned Dave that he must maintain a perfect balance until they could strike a steady path of flight. Hiram's rapt gaze followed every skillful maneuver of the master hand ...

— Dave Dashaway and his Hydroplane • Roy Rockwood

... found himself comparing the sky's southeasterly tint with the azure depths of Cynthia Vanrenen's eyes, but he shook off that fantasy quickly, crossed the roadway and promenade, and, propping himself against the railings, turned a resolute back on romance. He did not gain a great deal by this maneuver, since his next active thought was centered in a species of quest for the particular window among all those storeyed rows through which Cynthia Vanrenen might even then be gazing ...

— Cynthia's Chauffeur • Louis Tracy

... maneuver is thus already on August 25, 1914, clearly indicated; it looked not to a defensive, but to an offensive movement, which was to be resumed as soon as circumstances appeared favorable. Much is made clear in these orders of General Joffre, which are characterized by perspicuity, ...

— The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) - History of the European War from Official Sources • Various

... our hero, methinks for the moment he forgot all about everything else than as to whether or no his captain's maneuver would succeed, for in the very first moment he divined, as by some instinct, what ...

— Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates • Howard Pyle

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