MANEUVER; MANOEUVRE Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, n. Etym: [F. manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; L.manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See Manual, Operate, and cf. Mainor, Manure.]
1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.
2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.
MANEUVER; MANOEUVRE
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Maneuvered or
Manoeuvred; p. pr. & vb. n. Maneuvering (, or Manoeuvring (.] Etym:
[Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See Maneuver, n.]
1. 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.
2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.
MANEUVER; MANOEUVRE
Ma*neu"ver, Ma*noeu"vre, v. t.
Defn: To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.
MANEUVERER; MANOEUVRER
Ma*neu"ver*er, Ma*noeu"vrer, n.
Defn: One who maneuvers.
This charming widow Beaumont is a nanoeuvrer. We can't well make an
English word of it. Miss Edgeworth.