Definition of "manoeuvres" []

• Plural form of manoeuvre (alternative spelling of maneuvers). (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manoeuvre. (verb)

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• "“If you call the manoeuvres of a newly fledged chorus girl acting, yes, she is."
• "The druggist was indignant at what he called the manoeuvres of the priest; they were prejudicial, he said, to Hippolyte’s convalescence, and he kept repeating to Madame Lefrancois,"
• "The chemist was indignant at what he called the manoeuvres of the priest; they were prejudicial, he said, to Hippolyte's convalescence, and he kept repeating to Madame Lefrançois, "Leave him alone! leave him alone!"