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noun 
  1. turning.
Translations: 
    verb 
    1. (intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
    2. (context, intransitive, of the wind) To change direction in a clockwise direction if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere. <ref name="bowditch-2002">Bowditch 2002</ref>
    3. (context, intransitive, nautical, of the wind) To shift aft. <ref name="bowditch-2002" />
    4. (context, intransitive, nautical) To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
    5. (transitive) To turn.
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      Etymology: French virer

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