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
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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