veering
verb
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To let out (a sail-line), to allow (a sheet) to run out.
verb
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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.
noun
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A motion that veers; a sudden swerve.