About The Word Yaw
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Yaw
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What's The Definition Of Yaw?
[n] an erratic deflection from an intended course
[v] become deflected [v] deviate erratically form a set course, as of a ship, for example [v] be wide open Synonyms | Synonyms for Yaw: gape | swerve | yawn Related Terms | Find terms related to Yaw: See Also | be | curve | cut | deviate | divert | hunt | sheer | slew | slue | swerve | trend | turn | turning | veer Yaw In Webster's Dictionary \Yaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Yawing}.] [Cf. {Yew}, v. i.]
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice
in the clarifiers in sugar works.
\Yaw\, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.) 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. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. --Lowell. \Yaw\, n. (Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. |
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