Sheer(v. i.)
- To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
Sheer(n.)
- The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
Sheer(n.)
- The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.