maneuver
English
/məˈnuːvɚ/, /məˈnuːvə/
noun
Definitions
- (military) The planned movement of troops, vehicles etc.; a strategic repositioning; a large training field-exercise of fighting units.
- Any strategic or cunning action; a stratagem.
- A movement of the body, or with an implement, instrument etc., especially one performed with skill or dexterity.
- (medicine) A specific medical or surgical movement, often eponymous, done with the doctor's hands or surgical instruments.
- A controlled (especially skilful) movement taken while steering a vehicle.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French manœuvre (manipulation, maneuver, manoeuvre) derived from Old French manovre (handwork, manual labor, manual labour) derived from Latin manopera derived from Frankish *handwerc (hand-work).
Origin
Frankish
*handwerc
Gloss
hand-work
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hook English
- hook maneuver English
- maneuverability English
- maneuverable English
- maneuverer English
- manoeuvre English
- manurable English
- manurage English
- manurance English
- manure English
- manureless English
- manurelike English
- manurer English
- manureth English
- manurey English
- manurial English
- outmaneuver English
- remanure English
- supermaneuverability English
- supermaneuverable English
- unmaneuverability English
- unmaneuverable English
- manopera Latin
- Hand German
- Handwerk German
- Handwerksberuf German
- Handwerksbetrieb German
- Handwerkskunst German
- Handwerksmeister German
- Kunsthandwerk German
- Werk German
- handwerklich German
- håndverk Norwegian Bokmål
- *handuwerką Proto-Germanic
- manewr Polish
- hand Old English
- handweorc Old English
- handġeweorc Old English
- weorc Old English
- hondwerk Middle English
- hondywerk Middle English
- maynouren Middle English
- manovre Old French
- hantwerc Middle High German
- manœuvre Middle French
- maneva Swahili
- *handwerc Frankish