veer
Definitions of veer
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transport by boat or aircraftsynonyms: overzetveer, pontveer, veerdiensttype of:navigatie, scheepvaart, scheepvaartverkeer, transport, vaart, vervoer, vervrachtingthe commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
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a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedulesynonyms: ferry, ferryboot, overzetveer, pont, pontveer, veerboot, veerdienst, veerponttype of:boota small vessel for travel on water
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a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be donesynonyms: beurtvaart, geitenoog, geiteoogtype of:bestand, computerbestand, databestand, dossier, file, gegevensbestanda set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
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the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birdstypes:hekellong slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasantsdobber, ganzenveder, ganzenveer, ganzeveder, ganzeveer, slagpen, slagveer, staartveer, stuurpenany of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
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any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a birdsynonyms: dobber, ganzenveder, ganzenveer, ganzeveder, ganzeveer, slagpen, slagveer, staartveer, stuurpen
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pen made from a bird's feathersynonyms: dobber, ganzenveder, ganzenveer, ganzeveder, ganzeveertype of:pena writing implement with a point from which ink flows
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