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veer [vir]
(naval architecture)
To pay or let out, as to veer anchor chain.
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My well-remembered experience has convinced me that, in that corner of the ocean, once the wind has got to the northward of west (as it did on the 20th, taking the British fleet aback), appearances of westerly weather go for nothing, and that it is infinitely more likely to veer right round to the east than to shift back again.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Scarcely had he spoken when he saw the stag veer about and fix its glances rigidly on the bushes to the left side of the glade.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
A dozen paces straight through the underbrush, then a sharp turn at right angles for no apparent reason, only to veer again suddenly in a new direction
The Monster Men by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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