manoeuvre
manoeuvre is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is manoeuvre.
- What is management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to manage with address or art; to scheme called?
- What is to change the positions of, as of troops of ships called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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