tactical maneuver

  • 1tactical maneuver — noun a move made to gain a tactical end • Syn: ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑tactical manoeuvre • Hypernyms: ↑move • Hyponyms: ↑parking, ↑device, ↑ …

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  • 2Maneuver warfare — Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient Medieval Gunpowder Industrial …

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  • 3maneuver — I n. AE; BE spelling: manoeuvre 1) to carry out, conduct. execute a maneuver 2) (mil.) to conduct, hold maneuvers 3) a clever; military; political; tactical maneuver II v. 1) (d; intr.) to maneuver for (to maneuver for position) 2) (d; tr.) to… …

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  • 4tactical manoeuvre — noun a move made to gain a tactical end • Syn: ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑tactical maneuver • Hypernyms: ↑move • Hyponyms: ↑parking, ↑device, ↑ …

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  • 5maneuver — [mə no͞o′vər, mənyo͞o′vər] n. [Fr manœuvre, orig., hand labor < VL manuopera < L manu operare, to work by hand < manus, a hand (see MANUAL) + opera, pl. of opus, a work: see OPUS] 1. a planned and controlled tactical or strategic… …

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  • 6maneuver — maneuverable, adj. maneuverability, n. maneuverer, n. /meuh nooh veuhr/, n., v., maneuvered, maneuvering. n. 1. a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc. 2. maneuvers, a series of tactical exercises usually carried… …

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  • 7maneuver — ma•neu•ver [[t]məˈnu vər[/t]] n. 1) a planned movement of troops, warships, etc 2) mil maneuvers, a series of tactical exercises simulating the conditions of war, carried out by large bodies of military or naval personnel, sometimes together 3)… …

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  • 8Tactical Air Control Party — Infobox Military Unit unit name= USAF Tactical Air Control Party caption=United States Air Force TACP beret nickname= motto= Death on Call colors= Red, Green, and Blue march= ceremonial chief= type= Special Tactics branch=United States Air Force… …

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  • 9tactical level of war — The level of war at which battles and engagements are planned and executed to accomplish military objectives assigned to tactical units or task forces. Activities at this level focus on the ordered arrangement and maneuver of combat elements in… …

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  • 10maneuver — I. noun Etymology: French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre work done by hand, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from manu operare to perform manual labor more at manure Date: 1758 1. a. a military or naval movement b. an armed forces training… …

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