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1. (v.i.) yaw
to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
2. yaw
(of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis.
3. yaw
(of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.
4. (v.t.) yaw
to cause to yaw.
5. (n.) yaw
the movement of yawing.
6. yaw
a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
7. yaw
a right or left angle determined by the direction of motion of an aircraft or spacecraft and its vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
8. (n.) yaw
one of the lesions of yaws.
Etymology: (1735–45)
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| Definition of 'yaw' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) yaw, swerve
an erratic deflection from an intended course
2. (verb) gape, yawn, yaw
be wide open
"the deep gaping canyon"
3. (verb) yaw
deviate erratically from a set course
"the yawing motion of the ship"
4. (verb) yaw
swerve off course momentarily
"the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) yaw
a movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering
2. yaw
to steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship
3. (verb) yaw
to rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. yaw
1. 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. 2. 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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