What does "manoeuvre" mean?
Manoeuvre: Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.To manage with address or art; to scheme.
- 4.To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
- 5.See Maneuver.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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