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Maneuver; Manoeuvre

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or naval evolution, movement, or change of position.

2. Management with address or artful design; adroit proceeding; stratagem.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference to getting advantage in attack or defense.

2. To manage with address or art; to scheme.

Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.

Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Structured JSON vendored from sktzofrenic/webster1828 at commit 5a58d9e0191eefaa51affbc1bb1b8bc5782ba6c0. The upstream README identifies the dictionary text as public domain and the project license as MIT.

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