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manoeuvre

Noun

IPA /məˈnuːvə(r)/

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A movement that needs care or skill to perform.

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manoeuvre/məˈnuːvə(r)/

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A narrow parking space
A careful reversing turn
The car fits safely

A manoeuvre is a movement that takes care or skill, such as parking in a tight space.

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Reversing into the narrow space was a tricky manoeuvre.
The engineering students programmed the robot to perform a turning manoeuvre.

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manoeuvre — A movement that needs care or skill to perform.

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Word origin

From French manoeuvre, ultimately from Latin manu operare, meaning to work by hand.

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Manoeuvre is also a verb: you can manoeuvre a vehicle into position.

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