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veer

/vɪə/

Phonetics

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/vɪ(ə)ɹ/

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verb

  • To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.

veer

/vɪə/

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/vɪə/

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noun

  • A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.

verb

  • To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.

    Example: The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.

  • (of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).

  • (of the wind) To shift aft.

  • To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.

  • To turn.