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  • 1Veer — 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.… …

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  • 2veer — I. /vɪə / (say vear) verb (i) 1. to turn or shift to another direction; change from one direction or course to another. 2. to change; alter; be variable or changeable; pass from one state to another. 3. (of the wind) a. to change direction by… …

  • 3veer and haul — I. phrasal : to pay out and haul in alternately or to pay out and haul in simultaneously on various parts II. phrasal : to vary the course or direction a wind that veers aft and hauls forward …

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  • 4To veer and haul — 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.… …

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  • 5Veered — 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.… …

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  • 6Veering — 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.… …

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  • 9Operation Trident (1971) — Operation Trident Part of Indo Pakistani War of 1971 Date 4–5 December 1971 Location Arabian Sea, 14 to 70 nmi south of Karachi port, Pakistan …

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