outmanoeuvre

[ out-muh-noo-ver ]

/ ˌaʊt məˈnu vər /

British. outmaneuver.

Words nearby outmanoeuvre

outlive, outlook, outlying, outman, outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outmarch, outmatch, outmode, outmoded, outmost

Finally, he trusted that Villeneuve, when burdened with Spanish ships, would outwit and outmanoeuvre Nelson!

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose
To outmanoeuvre their oars as he had done the ship's sails, Amyas knew was impossible.

Westward Ho! |Charles Kingsley
Mr. Slope, however, flattered himself that he could outmanoeuvre the lady.

Barchester Towers |Anthony Trollope
The Captain kept after his man and attempted to outmanoeuvre him.

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 |Various

For I tell you plainly, if you cannot find some way to outmanoeuvre this villain before to-morrow, I am spent.

A Gentleman of France |Stanley Weyman

outmanoeuvre

/ (ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə) /

(tr) to secure a strategic advantage over by skilful manoeuvre