Yaw - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|jɔː|
Brit.
|jɔː|
noun
verb
- be wide open (syn: gape, yawn)
- deviate erratically from a set course
- deviate erratically from a set course
the yawing motion of the ship
- swerve off course momentarilythe ship yawed when the huge waves hit it
Extra examples
Sensors measure the pitch and yaw of the plane.
The airplane's rudder is used to control yaw.
...the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside...
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: yaw
he/she/it: yaws
present participle: yawing
past tense: yawed
past participle: yawed
I/you/we/they: yaw
he/she/it: yaws
present participle: yawing
past tense: yawed
past participle: yawed
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