Definition of veers:
(v) :
(intransitive) To change direction or course suddenly; to swerve.
(n) :
A turn or swerve; an instance of veering.
(v) :
(intransitive, of the wind) To shift in a clockwise direction (if in the Northern Hemisphere, or in a counterclockwise direction if in the Southern Hemisphere).
(v) :
(intransitive, nautical) To change direction into the wind; to wear ship.
(v) :
(transitive) To turn.
(v) :
(intransitive, nautical, of the wind) To shift aft.