1. Action de diriger. Manoeuvre d'une auto.
2. Mouvement. Manoeuvre d'une troupe.
3. Manège. Manoeuvre dilatoire.
ETYM French gambit, cf. Italian gambitto gambit, a tripping up. Related to Gambol.
1. A chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position.
2. An opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker; SYN. ploy.
ETYM French manoeuvre, Old Fren. manuevre, Late Lat. manopera, lit., hand work, manual labor; Latin manus hand + opera, from opus work. Related to Manual, Operate, Mainor, Manure.
In warfare, to move around the battlefield so as to gain an advantage over the enemy. It implies rapid movement, shock action, and surprise. Bold maneuver warfare can be synonymous with Blitzkrieg.
An example of maneuver warfare was the wide-ranging encirclement of the Iraqi army by coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War.
1. A deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; SYN. manoeuvre, play.
2. A military training exercise; SYN. manoeuvre, simulated military operation.
3. A move made to gain a tactical end; SYN. manoeuvre, maneuvering, manoeuvering, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuver.
4. An action aimed at evading an enemy; SYN. manoeuvre, evasive action.
ETYM French, from Latin planus flat, level. Related to Plain.
1. A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; SYN. program, programme.
2. Scale drawing of a structure; SYN. architectural plan.
3. In architectural drawing, a horizontal plane cut through a building, showing walls, doors, windows, and other features.
ETYM Prov. Eng. and Scot.
A maneuver in a game or conversation; SYN. gambit, stratagem.
Ouvrier spécialisé.
ETYM Written also labourer.
(Alternate spelling: labourer).
Someone who works with their hands; SYN. manual laborer, labourer.
Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for laborer.