Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border.manoeuvre1 nounmanoeuvre2 verb
manoeuvrema‧noeu‧vre1 British English, maneuver American English /məˈnuːvə $ -ər/ ●○○ noun 
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Each manoeuvre in their rearguard action has taken them further away from intuitive notions about that exciting enterprise referred to as science.
- He reported improvement of the abdominal discomfort and the manoeuvre was repeated a number of times with similar results.
- It was a manoeuvre replete with irony.
- Nevertheless, the State's room for manoeuvre was increasing.
- She saw that Defries and Johannsen were attempting the same manoeuvre.
- The manoeuvre succeeded, though at a dreadful cost.
- These coaches will explain the techniques required for each component and the need to start with the easiest manoeuvre.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border. British English, room for maneuver American English (=the possibility of changing what you do or decide) Teachers feel they have little room for manoeuvre when the curriculum is so demanding.
Teachers feel they have little room for manoeuvre when the curriculum is so demanding.PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable] a skilful or careful movement that you make, for example in order to avoid something or go through a narrow space: - As they jockey for position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry.
- He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position.
- It's a spectacular sight, as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food.
- Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position.
- Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face.
- Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength.
- The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.
- They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel.
A careful driver will often stop talking before carrying out a complex manoeuvre.2[countable, uncountable] a skilful or carefully planned action intended to gain an advantage for yourself: They tried by diplomatic maneuvers to obtain an agreement.3manoeuvres [plural] military activities, such as pretending to fight a battle, which are done as practice or training SYN exercises: Large-scale military manoeuvres are being carried out near the border.on manoeuvres troops on night manoeuvres4room for manoeuvre/freedom of manoeuvre the possibility of changing your plans or decisions in order to achieve what you want: As I see it, Lisa, you don’t really have a great deal of room for manoeuvre.manoeuvre1 nounmanoeuvre2 verb
manoeuvremanoeuvre2 British English, maneuver American English verb VERB TABLE
manoeuvre (BrE)
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | manoeuvre (BrE) |
| he, she, it | manoeuvres (BrE) | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | manoeuvred (BrE) |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have manoeuvred (BrE) |
| he, she, it | has manoeuvred (BrE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had manoeuvred (BrE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will manoeuvre |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have manoeuvred (BrE) |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am manoeuvring (BrE) |
| he, she, it | is manoeuvring (BrE) | |
| you, we, they | are manoeuvring (BrE) | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was manoeuvring (BrE) |
| you, we, they | were manoeuvring (BrE) | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been manoeuvring (BrE) |
| he, she, it | has been manoeuvring (BrE) | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been manoeuvring (BrE) |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be manoeuvring (BrE) |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been manoeuvring (BrE) |
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- By the end of the first day the patrol had manoeuvred its way across the narrow neck of the Calanscio Sand Sea.
- More expensive wheeled models are available and are easier to handle, but they might need more room to manoeuvre.
- The blue flag was showing, which indicated they were still manoeuvring the balloon into position.
- The combination of low export prices and high oil import prices means Mr Kufuor's government will have little room to manoeuvre.
- The union had judged that if our raft was tied up inside the harbour the local fishing boats would have difficulty manoeuvring.
- To put their project together, the two charities had to manoeuvre within a thicket of legal and professional restraints.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
British English, room for maneuver American English (=the possibility of changing what you do or decide) Teachers feel they have little room for manoeuvre when the curriculum is so demanding.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN Teachers feel they have little room for manoeuvre when the curriculum is so demanding.· He set her on her feet without a word and steadied her while she manoeuvred the crutch into position.· The blue flag was showing, which indicated they were still manoeuvring the balloon into position.· Ardamal manoeuvred himself to a position below and slightly behind the woman, hidden by her legs.· The stern ramp is down almost as quickly as the anchor and the first mexeflote raft is soon manoeuvring into position ....· The tame elephants manoeuvre a captive into position, acting rather like gaolers.
· He stretched out his arms but had no room to manoeuvre.· More expensive wheeled models are available and are easier to handle, but they might need more room to manoeuvre.· The combination of low export prices and high oil import prices means Mr Kufuor's government will have little room to manoeuvre.· Although the political future remains unclear, the new circumstances have allowed much more room to manoeuvre than in the past.· Sly spun round, or tried to, he had little room to manoeuvre.· Must not allow her senses any room to manoeuvre.· Arsenal really do keep things tight; they gave little or no room in which to manoeuvre.· All parties lose if there is no room to manoeuvre, no compromise, and no hope of reconciliation.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or turn skilfully or to move or turn something skilfully, especially something large and heavy: - As they jockey for position, firms often adopt quite different strategies within the same industry.
- He stayed in the shadows as he passed the House of Mirrors with its queue stretching outside, everyone jostling for position.
- It's a spectacular sight, as the wildfowl jockey for position to grab the biggest beak or bill full of food.
- Pigeons there on the parapet opposite, squabbling, jostling for position.
- Satisfaction and horror jostle for position on his face.
- Teenage boys, like young bulls in a herd, often jockey for position and want to try out their own strength.
- The paper claims this represents a serious challenge to other Risc vendors jostling for position in the software arena.
- They're jockeying for position the moment they see the light at the end of the tunnel.
She managed to manoeuvre expertly into the parking space.manoeuvre yourself into/out of something Josh manoeuvred himself out of bed and hobbled to the door. We manoeuvred the TV in front of the sofa.2[intransitive, transitive] to use cleverly planned and often dishonest methods to get the result that you wantmanoeuvre somebody into/out of something It was a well-organized plan to maneuver company president John Woolford out of office. Businesses manoeuvred to have their industry organized to their own advantage.