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noun
The quality of being manoeuvrable; ability to be manoeuvred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Ability to manoeuvre; ability to carry out a manoeuvre or strategic plan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being maneuverable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: maneuverability
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mobility
Narrower terms: weatherliness
History
Etymology tree English manoeuvre Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English manoeuvrability From manoeuvre + -ability.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
