'Veered' definitions:

Definition of 'Veered'

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  • Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veering.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little bracelet (cf. Ferrule). Cf. Environ.] To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. "His veering gait." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as interest may veer about. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • To veer and haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun. [1913 Webster]

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