maneuver

/mə-ˈnü-vər/

French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre work done by hand, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from manu operare to perform manual labor

noun

  1. a military or naval movement

  2. an armed forces training exercise; especially : an extended and large-scale training exercise involving military and naval units separately or in combination —often used in plural

  3. a procedure or method of working usually involving expert physical movement

trick ruse stratagem maneuver artifice wile feint mean an indirect means to gain an end. trick may imply deception, roguishness, illusion, and either an evil or harmless end. ruse stresses an attempt to mislead by a false impression.

verb

  1. to perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage

  2. to make a series of changes in direction and position for a specific purpose

  3. to use stratagems : scheme

The regiment maneuvered for several days before it was ready to attack.

Ships maneuvered into their docks.

noun

  1. a procedure to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo that involves manipulating the head in a series of distinct movements in order to reposition calcium carbonate crystals of the inner ear that have become dislodged from the utricle and entered the semicircular canals

The Epley maneuver repositions the crystals so they no longer interfere with normal balance mechanisms.