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veering
veer 1 V0042600 (vîr)v. veered, veer·ing, veers v.intr.1. a. To turn aside from a course or established direction; swerve: veered to the left to avoid a pothole.b. To deviate from a purpose, behavior, or previous pattern: "a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farce" (Anthony Haden-Guest). See Synonyms at swerve.2. To shift clockwise in direction, as from north to northeast. Used of the wind.3. Nautical To change the course of a ship by turning the stern to the wind while advancing to windward; wear ship.v.tr.1. To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.2. Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.n. A change in direction; a swerve.
[French virer, from Old French.]
veer 2 V0042600 (vîr)tr.v. veered, veer·ing, veers Nautical To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).
[Middle English veren, from Middle Dutch vieren; see per in Indo-European roots.]veeringA term given to when wind changes direction clockwise, for example south-west to west.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  veering - the act of turning aside suddenly swerve, swervingturning, turn - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" |
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veering[′vir·iŋ] (meteorology) In international usage, a change in wind direction in a clockwise sense (for example, south to southwest to west) in either hemisphere of the earth. According to widespread usage among United States meteorologists, a change in wind direction in a clockwise sense in the Northern Hemisphere, counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. veeringThe change of direction of wind in a clock-wise direction. The change of direction of wind in an anticlock-wise direction is known as backing. See backing.veering
Synonyms for veeringnoun the act of turning aside suddenlySynonymsRelated Words |