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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

作戦行動

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sakusen kōdō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Manoeuvre/məˈnuːvər/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #3400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"巧みな作戦行動で危機を回避した。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.

    "Executing the parallel parking manoeuvre required precise spatial awareness."
As verb
  1. 1

    To move or manage carefully and skilfully.

    "She managed to manoeuvre the car into the tight garage space."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'maneuvre' (working with hands), which stems from Medieval Latin 'manuopera', combining 'manus' (hand) and 'operari' (to work). Over time, the meaning evolved from manual labor to a military deployment, and finally to any strategic movement or clever manipulation.

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