STRATAGEM
- an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy.
- They devised various stratagems to get the cat into the carrier, but the feisty feline was wise to them all.
- A plan or scheme, esp. one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end
- Skill in devising such plans or schemes; cunning
- a plan for deceiving an enemy or gaining an advantage; any artifice generally [n -S]