Definition of "maneuver" []

• A strategic or tactical military or naval movement. (noun)
• A large-scale tactical exercise carried out under simulated conditions of war. Often used in the plural. (noun)
• A controlled change in movement or direction of a moving vehicle or vessel, as in the flight path of an aircraft. (noun)
• A movement or procedure involving skill and dexterity. (noun)
• A strategic action undertaken to gain an end. (noun)

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• "This maneuver is accomplished by attaching a weight, at the end of a long rope, to the top of the balloon."
• "Even the dreaded “panties on the head” maneuver is ok with us."