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manoeuvre

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/məˈnuːvə/(UK)
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/məˈnuːvə/(UK) · /məˈnuːvɚ/(US)

Definition of manoeuvre

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
    “The system also reacts to unexpected traffic situations and handles them independently by employing evasive manoeuvres within the lane or by braking manoeuvres”
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noun

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
    “The system also reacts to unexpected traffic situations and handles them independently by employing evasive manoeuvres within the lane or by braking manoeuvres”

verb

  1. Commonwealth standard spelling of maneuver.
    “Three pairs of double doors are provided on each side, wide enough to take pallet trucks, and strengthened floors to allow the trucks to manoeuvre inside the vehicle.”

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Etymology

From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by…

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From Middle French manœuvre (“manipulation, manoeuvre”) and manouvrer (“to manoeuvre”), from Old French manovre (“handwork, manual labour”), from Medieval Latin manopera, manuopera (“work done by hand, handwork”), from manu (“by hand”) + operari (“to work”). First recorded in the Capitularies of Charlemagne (800 AD) to mean "chore, manual task", probably as a calque of the Frankish *handwerc (“hand-work”). Compare Old English handweorc, Old English handġeweorc, German Handwerk.

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