Yaw Definition

yô
yawed, yawing, yaws
verb
yawed, yawing, yaws
To swing back and forth across its course.
Webster's New World
To swing to the left or right on the vertical axis so that the longitudinal axis forms an angle with the line of flight; esp., to rotate or oscillate about the vertical axis.
Webster's New World
To cause to yaw.
Webster's New World
To move unsteadily; weave.
American Heritage

(intransitive) To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

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noun
An act of yawing.
Webster's New World
The angle formed by a yawing craft.
Webster's New World

(nautical) A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.

Wiktionary

The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

Wiktionary

The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.

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Other Word Forms of Yaw

Noun

Singular:
yaw
Plural:
yaws

Origin of Yaw

  • Perhaps of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Yaw Sentence Examples

  • Using the left analog stick, you adjust the pitch and roll, whereas the L2 and R2 buttons are used to control your yaw.

  • F There should be no yaw or roll throughout.

  • Other features include a three-axis autopilot, yaw damper and flight director with which auto coupled approaches may be flown down to DH.

  • The cutch of the Yaw country is particularly esteemed.

  • A large rudder had appeared on the tail which in essence would make the plane yaw to the left.

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Words Starting With

YYAYAW

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