outmanoeuvre

[ out-muh-noo-ver ]

verb (used with object)

, out·ma·noeu·vred, out·ma·noeu·vring.

1. British. outmaneuver.

outmanoeuvre

/ ˌaʊtməˈnuːvə /

verb

1. tr to secure a strategic advantage over by skilful manoeuvre

Example Sentences

Number eight Romane Menager outpaced and outmanoeuvred three opponents only to be held up near the line as France threatened early on.

From BBC

Two RAF Typhoon fighter jets from Lincolnshire have landed on a regular road in a drill to see if they could outmanoeuvre an enemy.

From BBC

The move was an attempt to outmanoeuvre the PP, forcing it to campaign while also negotiating uncomfortable post-local ballot coalition deals with Vox, whose leader Santiago Abascal's extremist views were incorporated into the agreements.

From Reuters

Hun Sen is one of Asia's great survivors, a wily, street-smart politician who has time and again outmanoeuvred his opponents.

From BBC

Eventually the Chinese ship caught up with the Philippine boat, and it became clear that the latter could not outmanoeuvre a vessel more than twice its size.

From BBC