- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A maneuver is a movement that takes skill to do.
The captain's smart maneuver saved the ship from hitting the iceberg.- similar words:
- move, stroke, trick
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| definition 2: |
A maneuver is a movement of soldiers, ships, or tanks that is planned by military leaders.
The general ordered the maneuver to take place at dawn.- similar words:
- campaign, move, operation, strategy
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| related words: |
feat, play |
| derivations: |
maneuverable (adj.), maneuverability (n.), maneuverer (n.) |
Maneuver is from two Latin words that mean "hand" and "to do work."