Veer

German Meaning

abdrehen

ausscheren

sich drehen

scharf abbiegen

abknicken

Ausscheren

Drehung

Kurswechsel

Knick

English Meaning

  1. To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve: "a sequence of adventures that veered between tragedy and bleak farceā€ ( 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.
  4. To alter the direction of; turn: veered the car sharply to the left.
  5. Nautical To change the course of (a ship) by turning the stern windward.
  6. A change in direction; a swerve.
  7. Nautical To let out or release (a line or an anchor train).