veered — vɪr /vɪə v. change direction, swerve, turn about, alter one s course … English contemporary dictionary
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
List of road accidents — records serious road accidents: those which took a high death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents … Wikipedia
veer — verb ADVERB ▪ sharply, wildly ▪ The missile veered wildly off course. ▪ (to the) left, (to the) right ▪ off course ▪ … Collocations dictionary
veer — UK [vɪə(r)] / US [vɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms veer : present tense I/you/we/they veer he/she/it veers present participle veering past tense veered past participle veered 1) a) to suddenly move in a different direction The Volkswagen… … English dictionary
List of C-130 Hercules crashes — In general, the Lockheed C 130 Hercules is a highly reliable aircraft: the Royal Air Force (RAF) recorded an accident rate of about one aircraft loss per 250,000 flying hours over the last forty years, making it one of the safest aircraft they… … Wikipedia
veer — [[t]vɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] veers, veering, veered 1) VERB If something veers in a certain direction, it suddenly moves in that direction. [V prep/adv] The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence... [V prep/adv] Horrified… … English dictionary
swerve — swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight line or a defined course. Swerve may refer to a turning aside, usually somewhat abruptly, by a person or material thing {at that point the road swerves to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Veer — The Veer is an option offense in American football, made famous at the collegiate level. It is currently run primarily on the high school level, with some usage at the collegiate and (with slight modifications) the professional level with varying … Wikipedia
U.S. military response during the September 11 attacks — The U.S. military response during the September 11, 2001 attacks was ineffective in preventing both World Trade Center Twin Towers and the Pentagon from being hit by hijacked airplanes. On the morning of September 11, four commercial airliners… … Wikipedia
