Also means
to carry off course (navigation)
Usage Note
Déporter in its primary sense means to forcibly remove someone from their country, often in a political or wartime context — les déportés ('the deportees') refers especially to Holocaust victims in French historical memory. In navigation, déporter means to veer off course due to wind or current. The noun déportation carries the historical weight.
Examples
"Des milliers de personnes ont été déportées pendant la guerre."
Natural Translation
Thousands of people were deported during the war.
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