Meaning Of The Word Yaw

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What's The Definition Of Yaw?

yaw
verb: If an aircraft or a ship yaws, it turns to one side so that it changes the direction in which it is moving.

yaw in American English
to swing back and forth across its course, as a ship pushed by high waves

yaw in American English 1
intransitive verb: to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship
noun: a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship
transitive verb: to cause to yaw

yaw in American English 2
noun: one of the lesions of yaws

yaw in British English
noun: the angular movement of an aircraft, missile, etc, about its vertical axis
verb: (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axis

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