mass of manoeuvremass of maneuvern.

Brit.

/ˌmas əv məˈnuːvə/, U.S.

/ˌmæs əv məˈn(j)uvər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: mass n.², of prep., manoeuvre n.²

Etymology: < mass n.² + of prep. + manoeuvre n.², after French masse de manoeuvre (1901 in the passage translated in quot. 1907; subsequently also in extended use).

Military.

A force held in reserve. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > reserves

standardc1325

reserves1632

reservala1645

corps de réserve1704

relief1826

mass of manoeuvre1907

1907 C. F. Atkinson tr. H. Bonnal Sadowa iv. 104 The continual menace of the ‘mass of manoeuvre’ would force the enemy to march.

1919 Cassell's New Eng. Dict. Suppl. Mass of manœuvre, a body of troops held in reserve by a general for striking a blow on an exposed flank or wherever the enemy reveals a weak spot.

1932 Times 14 July 13/2 The Government have formed a mass of manoeuvre in the Exchange Equalization Account sufficient to prevent violent fluctuations in sterling.

1970 P. Williams French Politicians & Elections ii. x. 110 The other section, unconditional loyalists, wanted to make it a ‘mass of manoeuvre’ which the General could manipulate at will.

1999 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 6 June 5 The creation of this ‘mass of manoeuvre’ had been foreshadowed in Joffre's General Instruction No. 2 of 25 August.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mass of manoeuvre
释义	mass of manoeuvremass of maneuvern. Brit. /ˌmas əv məˈnuːvə/, U.S. /ˌmæs əv məˈn(j)uvər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: mass n.², of prep., manoeuvre n.² Etymology: < mass n.² + of prep. + manoeuvre n.², after French masse de manoeuvre (1901 in the passage translated in quot. 1907; subsequently also in extended use). Military. A force held in reserve. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed forces > the Army > group with special function or duty > [noun] > reserves standardc1325 reserves1632 reservala1645 corps de réserve1704 relief1826 mass of manoeuvre1907 1907 C. F. Atkinson tr. H. Bonnal Sadowa iv. 104 The continual menace of the ‘mass of manoeuvre’ would force the enemy to march. 1919 Cassell's New Eng. Dict. Suppl. Mass of manœuvre, a body of troops held in reserve by a general for striking a blow on an exposed flank or wherever the enemy reveals a weak spot. 1932 Times 14 July 13/2 The Government have formed a mass of manoeuvre in the Exchange Equalization Account sufficient to prevent violent fluctuations in sterling. 1970 P. Williams French Politicians & Elections ii. x. 110 The other section, unconditional loyalists, wanted to make it a ‘mass of manoeuvre’ which the General could manipulate at will. 1999 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 6 June 5 The creation of this ‘mass of manoeuvre’ had been foreshadowed in Joffre's General Instruction No. 2 of 25 August. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1907
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