n.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' nü-v ə r, - ' nyü-
Function: noun
Etymology: French manuvre, from Old French maneuvre work done by hand, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from manu operare to perform manual labor ― more at MANURE
Date: 1758
1 a : a military or naval movement b : an armed forces training exercise especially : an extended and large-scale training exercise involving military and naval units separately or in combination ― often used in plural
2 : a procedure or method of working usually involving expert physical movement
3 a : evasive movement or shift of tactics b : an intended and controlled variation from a straight and level flight path in the operation of an airplane
4 a : an action taken to gain a tactical end b : an adroit and clever management of affairs often using trickery and deception
synonyms see TRICK