maneuverability
Ease of steering
Maneuverability is how easily something can be moved, turned, or redirected.
The term applies to vehicles, aircraft, and vessels: The fighter jet's maneuverability gave it an advantage in dogfights.
It extends to anything requiring nimble navigation—a shopping cart's maneuverability in crowded aisles, or a company's maneuverability in changing markets.
Also spelled manoeuvrability in British English.
Ease of quick movement
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- quicknessState of being fast
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
handling · turning radius · cornering · evasion · dodging · weaving · swerving · pivoting
Controlling direction of movement
- handlingTreatment or management
- turning circleMinimum rotation diameter
- wheelbaseLength between axles
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
power steering · differential · articulation · four-wheel drive · axle · drivetrain · traction · understeer
At the sides of
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
- feintDeceptive mock attack
encirclement · ambush · diversion · retreat · advance · redeployment · terrain · cover
Wing-mounted roll control
- rudderPivoting stern blade
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- flapsHinged control surfaces
- yawRotational side deviation
pitch · roll · bank angle · joystick · flight controls · trim · stabilizer · winglet
Pivoting stern blade
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- draftPreliminary version of text
- beamStructural support member
keel · tacking · jibing · windward · leeward · port · starboard · mooring
Permitted passage or approval
- obstaclesThings in the way
- navigationDetermining position and course
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
tight spaces · docking · threading · squeezing · fitting · access · passage · corridor
nimbleness
Ease of quick movement
- responsivenessReadiness to react
- quicknessState of being fast
- mobilityCapacity for movement
flexibility · handling · turning radius · cornering · evasion · dodging · weaving · swerving · pivoting · banking
steering
Controlling direction of movement
- handlingTreatment or management
- turning circleMinimum rotation diameter
- wheelbaseLength between axles
suspension · power steering · differential · articulation · four-wheel drive · axle · drivetrain · traction · understeer · oversteer
flanking
At the sides of
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- outmaneuveringDefeating through superior tactics
feint · encirclement · ambush · diversion · retreat · advance · redeployment · terrain · cover · concealment
aileron
Wing-mounted roll control
yaw · pitch · roll · bank angle · joystick · flight controls · trim · stabilizer · winglet · stall speed
rudder
Pivoting stern blade
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- draftPreliminary version of text
beam · keel · tacking · jibing · windward · leeward · port · starboard · mooring · docking
clearance
Permitted passage or approval
- obstaclesThings in the way
- navigationDetermining position and course
- positioningArranging in specific locations
tight spaces · parking · docking · threading · squeezing · fitting · access · passage · corridor · gap
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- product featuressize, color, durable, quality, material
- leewaywiggle room, latitude, slack, margin, play
- flight propertiesairspeed, altitude, speed, velocity, lift
- ship designship design, deck plans, stability, buoyancy, ship construction
- ship specslength, beam, width, tonnage, gross tonnage
maneuverabilityunwieldiness
Quality of being awkward
clumsiness · rigidity · unresponsiveness · immobility · inflexibility
maneuverabilityinflexibility
Quality of being unbending
rigidity · constraint · restriction · limitation · fixedness
manual, operation, maneuver, operator, manufacture, manipulate, maneuvers, manuscript, maneuvering