transcription, транскрипция: [ mənu:və(r) ]
( manoeuvres, manoeuvring, manoeuvred)
Note: in AM, use 'maneuver'
1.
If you manoeuvre something into or out of an awkward position, you skilfully move it there.
We attempted to manoeuvre the canoe closer to him...
I manoeuvred my way among the tables to the back corner of the place...
The pilot instinctively maneuvered to avoid them.
VERB : V n adv / prep , V way prep / adv , V
•
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
...a ship capable of high speed and rapid manoeuvre.
N-VAR
2.
If you manoeuvre a situation, you change it in a clever and skilful way so that you can benefit from it.
The authorities have to manoeuvre the markets into demanding a cut in interest rates...
He manoeuvres to foster recovery.
= manipulate
VERB : V n prep / adv , V
•
Manoeuvre is also a noun.
...manoeuvres to block the electoral process.
N-COUNT
• man‧oeuv‧ring
(manoeuvrings)
...his unrivalled skill in political manoeuvring.
...his manoeuvrings on the matter of free trade.
N-VAR
3.
Military manoeuvres are training exercises which involve the movement of soldiers and equipment over a large area.
Allied troops begin maneuvers tomorrow to show how quickly forces could be mobilized in case of a new invasion...
N-PLURAL
4.
room for manoeuvre: see room