manoeuvre
Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuverCommonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
» Birds change the shape of their wings to turn and manoeuvre.
Vögel verändern zum Wenden und Manövrieren ihre Flügelform. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesCommonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
- an action aimed at evading an opponent
- a move made to gain a tactical end
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
- a military training exercise
Examples
3 sentencesBirds change the shape of their wings to turn and manoeuvre.
deVögel verändern zum Wenden und Manövrieren ihre Flügelform. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The pilot pulled the aircraft out of a strong pitch-up manoeuvre.
Do you know the Heimlich manoeuvre?
deKennst du das Heimlich-Manöver? — Yorwba
Origin
From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), frFrom Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk.
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Forms
plural: manoeuvres| Singular | manoeuvre |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- an action aimed at evading an opponent:maneuverevasive action
- a move made to gain a tactical end:maneuvertactical maneuvertactical manoeuvre
- a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill:maneuverplay
- a military training exercise:maneuversimulated military operation
- a plan for attaining a particular goal:tactictacticsmaneuver