2. Verb. (past of manœuvre) ((non-gloss definition itself an )(alternative spelling of '''maneuver#English maneuver''', '''manoeuvre#English manoeuvre''')). ¹
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Definition of Manoeuvred
1. manoeuvre [v] - See also: manoeuvre
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manoeuvred
Literary usage of Manoeuvred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1864)
"Hooker manoeuvred out of Virginia.—The Recapture of Winchester.—The Second Invasion
of the Northern Territory.—The Alarm of the North.—Gen. ..."
2. Essays in Military Biography by Charles Cornwallis Chesney (1874)
"The battle of the Wilderness can hardly be understood, save as the act of a
commander who 'never manoeuvred.' " In quoting this, it is but justice to ..."
3. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"... comprise other military qualifications, as that they manoeuvred well under
command. The action is decisive or otherwise ; the engagement is protracted, ..."
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