recurve

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)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. (countable, uncountable)A recurve bow.
3. (countable, uncountable)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. 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.”

   “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.”