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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

4 entries under this word

Maneuver

Ma-neŭ'ver or Ma-neŭ'vre, n.

noun

(ma-nū'ver), n. [Fr. manœuvre, It. manovra, Sp. maniobra, L. Lat. manopera, literally hand-work, manual labor; from Lat. manus, hand, and opera, from opus, operis, work, labor.]

  1. Management; dexterous movement; specifically, an evolution, movement, or change of position among military or naval bodies.
  2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; intrigue; stratagem.

Ma-neū'ver or Ma-neū'vre, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. MANEUVERED, or MANEUVERD; p. pr. & vb. n. MANEUVERING, or MANEUVERING.] [Fr. manœuvrer, It. manœuvrer, Sp. maniobrar.]

  1. To perform a movement in military or naval tactics; to make an evolution.
  2. To manage with address or art.

Ma-neū'ver or Ma-neū'vre, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To change the positions of, as troops or ships.

Ma-neū'ver-er or Ma-neū'ver, n.

noun

n. One who maneuvers.

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