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TACTICAL MANOEUVRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tactical manoeuvre mean?
• TACTICAL MANOEUVRE (noun)
The noun TACTICAL MANOEUVRE has 1 sense:
1. a move made to gain a tactical end
Familiarity information: TACTICAL MANOEUVRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A move made to gain a tactical end
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
maneuver; manoeuvre; tactical maneuver; tactical manoeuvre
Hypernyms ("tactical manoeuvre" is a kind of...):
move (the act of deciding to do something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tactical manoeuvre"):
parking (the act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can be left temporarily)
device; gimmick; twist (any clever maneuver)
feint (any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack))
footwork (skillful maneuvering or dealing)
gambit; ploy; stratagem (a maneuver in a game or conversation)
artifice; ruse (a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture))
measure; step (any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal)
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