maneuver
noun
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
maneuvers
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pluralof maneuver.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof maneuver (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
maneuvernouna planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
Example Sentences
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Ordinary maneuvers such as tacking and gybing—both of which involve swinging the mainsail from one side of the vessel to the other—are arduous for the solo sailor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
A major part of the challenge was generating enough useful training data to teach the policy how to handle aggressive maneuvers without creating an unnecessarily large data set.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Listen to how nimbly Perry maneuvers some very tricky intervals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As for maneuvers that make rollovers into a plan useful, three are common.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
On signal, they performed military-style parade maneuvers, which they had practiced in their home districts as often as four times a week for more than a year.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
