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Maneuvers
The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
📖 Definitions of "Maneuvers"
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The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
"Joint NATO maneuvers are as much an exercise in diplomacy as in tactics and logistics."
- 2
Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem.
- 3
A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
- 4
A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments.
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To move (something, or oneself) carefully, and often with difficulty, into a certain position.
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To guide, steer, manage purposefully
- 3
To intrigue, manipulate, plot, scheme
"The patriarch maneuvered till his offspring occupied countless key posts"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Maneuvers"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| guidenoun | Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. |
| tacticnoun | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| operateverb | (transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act. |
| evasive actionnoun | Physical movement performed in order to avoid a collision with something (such as a vehicle or missile). |
| steernoun | (informal) A suggestion about a course of action. |
| headnoun | (countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| pointnoun | A small dot or mark. |
| manoeuvrenoun | Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver. |
| playnoun | (uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young. |
| directverb | Proceeding without deviation or interruption. |
| manoeuveringnoun | (nonstandard) Alternative spelling of maneuver. [(military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; (later also) a large training field-exercise of fighting units.] |
| manouevrenoun | — |
| simulated military operationnoun | a military training exercise |
| tactical maneuvernoun | a move made to gain a tactical end |
| drillsnoun | A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. |
| exercisenoun | (countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness. |
| exercisesnoun | A ceremony or assembly: opening exercises; graduation exercises. |
| gamesnoun | (sports, informal) The Olympic Games. |
| laborersnoun | One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly. |
| labourersnoun | British standard spelling of laborer. |
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