ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmaneuver
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maneuver
Meaning: a planned and skillful movement or action
maneuver in a sentence
How maneuver is used in real sentences:
The pilot's quick maneuver avoided a collision with the smaller aircraft.
The skater's final maneuver, a spin combined with a jump, earned the highest score of the night.
“A genial greeting could preserve an alliance when the queen refused a request, while a delayed reply might serve as a maneuver that forced an anxious ambassador to wait.”
— from the passage The Queen's Paper Roads
Synonyms for maneuver
Other words for maneuver — tactic and ploy — carry the same meaning.
- tactic
- ploy
Where it comes from
From French manœuvre 'manual work, tactical operation'
Memory hook
MANEUVER — a driver's hands steering skillfully around every obstacle.