Definitions of manoeuvre [əˈnu vər]

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Definition of 'manoeuvre'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) manoeuvre
Chiefly Brit.

Etymology: (1350–1400)

Definition of 'manoeuvre'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre
a plan for attaining a particular goal

2. (noun) maneuver, manoeuvre, simulated military operation
a military training exercise

3. (noun) maneuver, manoeuvre, play
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
"he made a great maneuver"; "the runner was out on a play by the shortstop"

4. (noun) maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre
a move made to gain a tactical end

5. (verb) maneuver, manoeuvre, evasive action
an action aimed at evading an opponent

6. (verb) maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
act in order to achieve a certain goal
"He maneuvered to get the chairmanship"; "She maneuvered herself into the directorship"

7. (verb) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

8. (verb) manoeuver, maneuver, manoeuvre, operate
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense

Definition of 'manoeuvre'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) manoeuvre
to maneuver

Definition of 'manoeuvre'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) manoeuvre
management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position

2. (noun) manoeuvre
management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem

3. (noun) manoeuvre
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

4. (noun) manoeuvre
to manage with address or art; to scheme

5. manoeuvre
see Maneuver

6. (verb) manoeuvre
to change the positions of, as of troops of ships

Translation of 'manoeuvre'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc) Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?
Afrikaans: bewegings	Arabic: مُناوَرَه	Bulgarian: маневра
Brazilian: manobra	Czech: manévr	German: das Manöver
Danish: manøvre	Greek: ελιγμός, μανούβρα	Spanish: maniobra
Estonian: manööver	Farsi: مانور	Finnish: manööveri
French: manœuvre	Hebrew: תִּמרוֹן	Hindi: चाल
Croatian: vješta kretnja, manevar	Hungarian: manőver	Indonesian: gerakan tentara
Icelandic: tilfærsla herafla; þraut	Italian: manovra	Japanese: 作戦行動
Korean: 작전 행동, 기동 작전	Lithuanian: manevras	Latvian: manevrs
Malay: gerakan tentera	Dutch: manoeuvre	Norwegian: manøver, bevegelse
Polish: manewr	Persian: مانور	Pashto: مانور په جګړه كښى
Portuguese: manobra	Romanian: manevră	Russian: манёвры
Slovak: manéver	Slovenian: manever	Serbian: manevar
Swedish: manöver	Thai: การซ้อมรบ	Turkish: manevra
Taiwanese: (軍隊的)調動	Ukrainian: маневр	Urdu: سوچے سمجھے اقدامات
Vietnamese: thao tác	Chinese: （军队的）调动
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