yaw

[ yaw ]

/ yɔ /

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verb (used without object)

to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.

(of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis.

(of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.

verb (used with object)

to cause to yaw.

noun

a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship.

a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis.

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.

(of a rocket or guided missile)

the act of yawing.
the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing.

Origin of yaw

First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain

Words nearby yaw

yaup, yaupon, yautia, Yavapai, Yavarí, yaw, Yawata, yawey, yawl, yawl-rigged, yawmeter

Definition for yaw (2 of 2)

yaw²

[ yaw ]

/ yɔ /

noun Pathology.

one of the lesions of yaws.

Origin of yaw

First recorded in 1735–45; back formation from yaws

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Example sentences from the Web for yaw

De Captain he nebber eat no breakfast; he say et ain't good fer his libber—yaw; yaw!
Gordon Craig|Randall Parrish
"Yaw—dot ish vot he tolds me," said Otto carefully weighing his words.
The Lost Trail|Edward S. Ellis
"Yaw, schipper Schenk, gif us te story," cried several voices.
Captain Kyd, Vol. II|Joseph Holt Ingraham
I objected to the guttural sounds, and the open mouths, and the yaw yaw of the Germans.
Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson

For the record, would you define in lay terms what yaw means?
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for yaw

yaw

/ (jɔː) /

verb

(intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axisCompare pitch 1 (def. 11), roll (def. 14)

(intr) (of a ship, etc) to deviate temporarily from a straight course

(tr) to cause (an aircraft, ship, etc) to yaw

noun

the angular movement of an aircraft, missile, etc, about its vertical axis

the deviation of a vessel from a straight course

Word Origin for yaw

C16: of unknown origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	yaw
释义	yaw ¹ [ yaw ] / yɔ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR yaw ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object) to deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship. (of an aircraft) to have a motion about its vertical axis. (of a rocket or guided missile) to deviate from a stable flight attitude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane. verb (used with object) to cause to yaw. noun a movement of deviation from a direct course, as of a ship. a motion of an aircraft about its vertical axis. 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. (of a rocket or guided missile) the act of yawing. the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing. Origin of yaw ¹ First recorded in 1540–50; origin uncertain Words nearby yaw yaup, yaupon, yautia, Yavapai, Yavarí, yaw, Yawata, yawey, yawl, yawl-rigged, yawmeter Definition for yaw (2 of 2) yaw² [ yaw ] / yɔ / noun Pathology. one of the lesions of yaws. Origin of yaw ² First recorded in 1735–45; back formation from yaws Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for yaw De Captain he nebber eat no breakfast; he say et ain't good fer his libber—yaw; yaw! Gordon Craig\|Randall Parrish "Yaw—dot ish vot he tolds me," said Otto carefully weighing his words. The Lost Trail\|Edward S. Ellis "Yaw, schipper Schenk, gif us te story," cried several voices. Captain Kyd, Vol. II\|Joseph Holt Ingraham I objected to the guttural sounds, and the open mouths, and the yaw yaw of the Germans. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected\|Anna Jameson For the record, would you define in lay terms what yaw means? Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy British Dictionary definitions for yaw yaw / (jɔː) / verb (intr) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axisCompare pitch 1 (def. 11), roll (def. 14) (intr) (of a ship, etc) to deviate temporarily from a straight course (tr) to cause (an aircraft, ship, etc) to yaw noun the angular movement of an aircraft, missile, etc, about its vertical axis the deviation of a vessel from a straight course Word Origin for yaw C16: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to yaw swerve, veer, curve, zigzag, turn, weave, deviate, bank, slue, unsteady
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yaw

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of yaw

Words nearby yaw

Definition for yaw (2 of 2)

noun Pathology.

Origin of yaw

Example sentences from the Web for yaw

British Dictionary definitions for yaw

verb

noun

Word Origin for yaw

Words related to yaw