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n. A military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy.

n. A clever, often underhanded scheme for achieving an objective. See Synonyms at wile.

n. A deceptive tactic designed to gain the upper hand. Typically, involves underhanded dealings and obfuscation.

n. An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination.

n. An artifice in war; a plan or scheme for deceiving an enemy.

n. Any artifice; a trick by which some advantage is intended to be obtained.

n. Synonyms and

n. Artifice, Manæuver. Trick, etc. See artifice.

n. Deception, plot, trap, device, snare, dodge, contrivance.

n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

n. a maneuver in a game or conversation

"If this adjustment in stratagem saved the lives or mission of just one crew, I would be thankful to God."

tactical maneuver    tactical manoeuvre    manoeuvre    maneuver   

strategy    strategist    strategic   

artifice   

subterfuge    artifice    ruse    guile    trickery    wiles    evasion    treachery    chicanery    contrivance