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Definitions for Yaw

[1] to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.
[2] (of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis.
[3] (of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.
[4] to cause to yaw.
[5] a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship.
[6] a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis.
[7] an angle, to the right or left, determined by the direction of motion of an aircraft or spacecraft and its vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
[8] (of a rocket or guided missile) the act of yawing. the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing.
[9] one of the lesions of yaws.
[10] (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axis Compare pitch 1 (def. 11), roll (def. 14)
[11] (intr) (of a ship, etc) to deviate temporarily from a straight course
[12] (tr) to cause (an aircraft, ship, etc) to yaw
[13] the angular movement of an aircraft, missile, etc, about its vertical axis
[14] the deviation of a vessel from a straight course

Words related to Yaw

swerve, veer, curve, zigzag, turn, weave, deviate, bank, slue, unsteady

Words nearby Yaw

yaup, yaupon, yautia, yavapai, yavarí, yaw, yawata, yawey, yawl, yawl-rigged, yawmeter

Origin of Yaw

2First recorded in 1735–45; back formation from yaws

Word origin for Yaw

C16: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Yaw

bank, curve, deviate, slue, swerve, turn, veer, weave, zigzag