Main Entry: ¹ma·neu·ver

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈnü-vər, -ˈnyü-\

Function: noun

Etymology: French manœuvre, 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