Definition of Manoeuvring

1. Noun. A manoeuvre. ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of manoeuvre) ¹

3. Verb. (alternative spelling of maneuvering); (present participle of manœuvre) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manoeuvring

1. manoeuvre [v] - See also: manoeuvre

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manoeuvring

mano sinistra
manoao
manoaos
manoeuver
manoeuvered
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manoeuvrability
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manoeuvre the apostles
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manoeuvres
manoeuvring (current term)
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manoletina
manometer
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manometre
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manopause

Literary usage of Manoeuvring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1904)
"All movements, aimed in this manner, at getting the better of t hе enemy without direct bloodshed, are called in the exact souse manoeuvring, as opposed to ..."

2. On War by Carl von Clausewitz, James John Graham, Frederic Natusch Maude (1908)
"... the nature of the offensive than the defensive. We shall therefore now examine it more thoroughly. (2) manoeuvring is not only the opposite of executing ..."

3. Modern Seamanship by Austin Melvin Knight (1917)
"KEEPING STATIONS AND manoeuvring IN SQUADRON. ... In ordinary cruising and manoeuvring the conditions are much better; the next ahead can be seen at all ..."

4. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"manoeuvring.—A desperate game.—Vanderburgh and the Blackfeet.—Deserted camp fire.—A dark defile.—An Indian ambush.— A fierce mele'e—fatal consequences. ..."

5. Works by Washington Irving (1897)
"... Theatrical manoeuvring—The Comedy of False Delicacy—First Performance of The Good-Natured Man—Conduct of Johnson—Conduct of the Author —Intermeddling of ..."

6. Works by Washington Irving (1895)
"Rival Trapping Parties—manoeuvring—A Desperate Game—Vanderburgh and the Blackfeet—Deserted Camp Fires—A Dark Defile—An Indian Ambush— A Fierce Mel^e—Fatal ..."

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