yaw, swerve(verb)

an erratic deflection from an intended course

gape, yawn, yaw(verb)

be wide open

"the deep gaping canyon"

yaw(verb)

deviate erratically from a set course

"the yawing motion of the ship"

yaw(verb)

swerve off course momentarily

"the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

yaw(Noun)

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.

yaw(Noun)

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.

yaw(Noun)

An act of yawing.

yaw(Noun)

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

yaw(Noun)

The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis

the yaw of an aircraft

yaw(Verb)

To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.

yaw(Verb)

To swerve off course to port or starboard.

yaw(Verb)

To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.

Yaw(verb)

to rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works

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

Yaw(noun)

a movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering

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.