See Also: manoeuvre(2)(dictionary)
manoeuvre(1)(dictionary)
Manoeuvre(medicine)
Adson manoeuvre(medicine)
Pajot's manoeuvre(medicine)
Pinard's manoeuvre(medicine)
Prague manoeuvre(medicine)
Ritgen's manoeuvre(medicine)
Scanzoni's manoeuvre(medicine)
Sellick's manoeuvre(medicine)

manoeuvre(1) (iou)



manoeuvre noun. Also *maneuver. L15.

Work using the hands. rare. Only in L15.
(A) planned or regulated movement of one or more military, naval, etc., units; (a) tactical or strategic movement or change of position. Now often in pl., large-scale tactical exercises involving various fighting units. M18.
B. Jowett The manoeuvres suited to fast-sailing vessels..cannot be practised in a narrow space. D. Fraser In any siege manoeuvre ceases. M. Fitzherbert He left..to go on manoeuvres with the Japanese Army.
gen. (A) deliberate movement, esp. to deceive or elude; a move or act of control requiring some skill; an ingenious expedient or artifice. L18.
Valsalva manoeuvre, Valsalva's manoeuvre: see VALSALVA 1.
H. Macmillan The Chancellor was at first inclined to regard my visit as..an election manoeuvre. D. Francis The furniture had been pushed back..to give the fat man clear space for manoeuvre. K. M. E. Murray To dismount..by falling sideways, a manoeuvre apt to take by surprise any unwary cyclist following.