1 [C] a movement performed with care and skill:
a complicated / skilful manoeuvre * You will be asked to perform some standard manoeuvres during your driving test.
2 [C,U] a clever plan, action or movement that is used to give sb an advantage:
diplomatic manoeuvres * a complex manoeuvre in a game of chess * The amendment was somehow introduced by political manoeuvre.
3 (manoeuvres) [pl.] military exercises involving a large number of soldiers, ships, etc:
The army is on manoeuvres in the desert.
IDIOMS
freedom of / room for manoeuvre the chance to change the way that sth happens and influence decisions that are made:
Small farmers have limited room for manoeuvre.
Part of speech: verb
1 to move or turn skilfully or carefully; to move or turn sth skilfully or carefully:
[V] The yachts manoeuvred for position. * There was very little room to manoeuvre. * [VN] She manoeuvred the car carefully into the garage.
2 to control or influence a situation in a skilful but sometimes dishonest way:
[V] The new laws have left us little room to manoeuvre (= not much opportunity to change or influence a situation). * [VN+adv./prep.] She manoeuvred her way to the top of the company.
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