sheer off's Usage Examples:

When a shot from the British side caused the Brancas to sheer off, Hornsby put the Union Jack back up and led his crew in giving the pirates.

to a roof, the witch, spotting the obstructing finial, was forced to sheer off and land elsewhere.

immediately following her, nearly collided with her, but managed to sheer off in time.

hold the boat up to the waves as the sail was hoisted and help the boat sheer off on the correct tack.

resistance and the first salvo from Canopus's guns at 09:20 caused them to sheer off from their bombardment of the wireless station and fall back on Spee's.

foremast, spotted the Confederates and warned the helmsman in time to sheer off.

until the arrival of Active caused the Danaé, Corona and Carolina to sheer off and retreat to the east.

he succeeded in a ruse de guerre, causing an enemy's armed vessel to sheer off despite not possessing a gun on board on the ship.

resistance and the first salvo from Canopus's guns at 09:20 caused them to sheer off from their planned bombardment of the wireless station and fall back on.

encounter, and falling to work with the Frenchman, soon obliged him to sheer off.

believing the pilothouse to be severely damaged, Worden ordered Williams to sheer off into shallow water, where Virginia with her deep draft could not follow.

occurred in the Taba attack, in which 400 lbs of explosives were used to sheer off the front of the ten story Hilton hotel.

He steered into a power pole in order to sheer off a wing and dissipate speed, and ended up upside down in a ditch having.

Doubtless this was partly caused by the sheer off-putting size of his books, but perhaps also by the fact that his historical.

helm was put to starboard 30 and speed increased to 13 knots in order to sheer off.

Synonyms:

far; faraway;

Antonyms:

near; short; left;