manoeuvre
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[edit] Etymology
From the French noun manoeuvre and verb manoeuvrer, from Old French manovrer, from Vulgar Latin *manuoperare, from Latin manu (“‘by hand’”) + operari (“‘to work’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /məˈnuːvə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /m@"nu:v@(r\)/
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- Rhymes: -uːvə(r)
- Hyphenation: ma‧noeu‧vre
[edit] Noun
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manoeuvre (plural manoeuvres)
- (British) A movement, often one performed with difficulty.
- (British, often plural) A large movement of military troops.
- The British army was on manoeuvres.
[edit] Translations
a movement, often one performed with difficulty
a large movement of military troops
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[edit] Verb
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to manoeuvre (third-person singular simple present manoeuvres, present participle manoeuvring, simple past and past participle manoeuvred)
- (transitive, British) To move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
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to move (something) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position
