"recurve" meaning in English

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          "text": "not as much recurve as a kukri would have, but plenty enough to make me smile",
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        "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."
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        "A recurve bow."
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        "A landform consisting of a hook at the tip of a coastal spit."
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  "etymology_text": "re- + curve",
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        "To curve again, to rebend."
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        "To curve back on itself."
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        "(of a storm) To change direction."
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of a hurricane",
      "word": "recurvar"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of a hurricane",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "recurva"
    }
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        "A recurve bow."
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      "sense": "of a hurricane",
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      "word": "recurva"
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