A wind shift in a clockwise direction, as from south to west, is termed wind shift.
A) veering
B) anticyclonic
C) frontal
D) backing

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A wind shift in a clockwise direction is called veering. Anticyclonic refers to circulation around a high-pressure system, frontal refers to the boundary between two air masses, and backing refers to a wind shift in a counterclockwise direction. A is the only choice that fits the given description.

A Wind Shift in a Clockwise Direction, as from South