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countable and uncountable, plural recurves
A type of knife blade shape that involves several curves including a concave curve on a portion of the edge, resulting in a belly that is lower than the handle bottom. examples
A recurve bow. examples
A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit. examples
third-person singular simple present recurves, present participle recurving, simple past and past participle recurved
To curve again, to rebend. examples
To curve back on itself. examples
(of a storm) To change direction. quotations examples
Nearly all of the storms which originate in the Cape Verde region first move in a westerly direction over the Atlantic and later recurve in a northerly or northeasterly direction.
1934, Ivan Ray Tannehill, The Hurricane, page 6
He also developed a methodology for predicting when a hurricane will recurve to the north and for predicting average storm motion based on the latitude and time of year.
2006, Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, Hurricanes: A Reference Handbook, page 227