not as much recurve as a kukri would have, but plenty enough to make me smile
Source: wiktionary
Recurve
//ɹɪˈkɜː(ɹ)v//
Synonyms for "recurve" (25 found)
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Portuguese
1 entries- recurvar verb (of a hurricane)
Spanish
1 entries- recurva verb (of a hurricane)
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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.
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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