Definitions
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
maneuverable .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective capable of maneuvering or changing position
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Examples
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The starfighter, much smaller and lighter than its predecessors and therefore more manoeuvrable, is capable of hyperspace travel with the aid of a hyperdrive ring.
ETA-2 Obi-Wan’s Jedi Starfighter | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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New Delhi - India successfully tested on Sunday a new "manoeuvrable" version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile it developed with Russia, a report said.
News24 Top Stories 2010
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India on Sunday became the first country to have a 'manoeuvrable' supersonic cruise missile when it successfully test-fired the vertical-launch version of 290-km Denmark Saturday, March 20 -- 9 p.m.
WN.com - Articles related to Russia denies violating British Air Space 2010
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India successfully test-fires 'manoeuvrable' BrahMos
WN.com - Articles related to Russia denies violating British Air Space 2010
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India successfully tests 'manoeuvrable' BrahMos cruise missile today became the first country to have a 'manoeuvrable' supersonic cruise missile when it successfully test-fired the vertical-launch version of 290-km range
WN.com - Articles related to Russia denies violating British Air Space 2010
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Locomotives once used by showmen to haul and power fairground rides; road rollers like Blackberry Jack, which was submerged in brambles before its acquisition for restoration; and more manoeuvrable tractors, including Bo Peep and Hot Favourite, encircled by a procession of their miniature counterparts.
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Arguably, though a conversation with fellow hacks who know a lot more about buses than I do left unresolved the question of whether it will prove less manoeuvrable than the surprisingly manoeuvrable articulated "bendy" buses that Boris Johnson is gleefully - and rather pointlessly - phasing out.
Boris's Bus (A Political Journey) Part 33: The Finished Article 2011
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There are many thousands of high speed manoeuvrable small boats between 16 and 30 foot length already prepositioned all over USA.
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German reconnaissance had missed the presence of a newly detrained Siberian division in the area, and an accompanying armoured brigade with a full roster of the relatively new and highly manoeuvrable T-34s.
Sealing Their Fate David Downing 2009
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Though experts at manoeuvrable gliding, they might undergo periods of occasional flightlessness when, in Spring, they gorge on buds and new leaves.
That’s no mystery carnivore (part II)… it’s a giant squirrel! Darren Naish 2007
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