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veer
verb
noun
To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
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/vɪə/ /vɪə/ /vɪ(ə)ɹ/
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verb
To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
noun
A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
verb
To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
“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.
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The car slid on the ice and veered out of control.
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