recurve

Etymology

re- + curve

noun

1. 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.
   not as much recurve as a kukri would have, but plenty enough to make me smile
2. A recurve bow.
3. A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit.

verb

1. To curve again, to rebend.
2. To curve back on itself.
3. (of a storm) To change direction.
   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