1) отклонение; отклоняться 2) виляние; увиливать 3) сворачивание в сторону; сворачивать
[морской транспорт, воздушный транспорт] отклонение от курса; отклоняться от курса
1. имя существительное отклонение (от курса) 2. глагол 1) а) отклоняться от прямого пути, сворачивать в сторону Например: to swerve from a course — отклоняться от курса to swerve to the right — свернуть вправо б) отклонять 2) бродить, скитаться Например: He had swerved about the desert for three days. — Он бродил по пустыне три дня. 3) (swerve from) отказываться от (чего-либо)
verb (swerved; swerving) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweorfan to wipe, file away; akin to Old High German swerban to wipe off, Welsh chwerfu to whirl intransitive verb to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course; deviate transitive verb to cause to turn aside or deviate • swerve noun Synonyms: swerve, veer, deviate, depart, digress, diverge mean to turn aside from a straight course. swerve may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness Example: swerved to avoid hitting the dog. veer implies a major change in direction Example: at that point the path veers to the right. deviate implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course Example: never deviated from her daily routine. depart suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type Example: occasionally departs from his own guidelines. digress applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse Example: a professor prone to digress. diverge may equal depart but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions Example: after school their paths diverged.