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# manoeuvre

verb (manoeuvres, manoeuvred, manoeuvring); noun (manoeuvres)

«manoeuvre» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A manoeuvre is a planned movement of soldiers, ships or vehicles, often done as practice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/#m1)
2. To manoeuvre is to move something carefully or cleverly, or to steer it through a tight space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, army practice with soldiers, or a clever plan to move a creature or a boat

### Examples

- The soldiers did their manoeuvres well at the review. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/#x1)
- Comrade Wasp's-nest manoeuvred his wasps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/#x2)
- The boat manoeuvred carefully round the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «manoeuvre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/manoeuvre/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«manoeuvre» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/manoeuvre.html) on Mova free.