YAW

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NOUN
  • Definition - The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
  • Definition - The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.
  • Definition - A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.
  • Definition - The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis
  • Example - the yaw of an aircraft
VERB
  • Definition - To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
  • Example - the yaw of an aircraft
  • Definition - To swerve off course to port or starboard.
  • Example - the yaw of an aircraft
  • Definition - To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
  • Example - the yaw of an aircraft
  • Definition - To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
  • Example - the yaw of an aircraft
Words in your word
3 Letter Words
way 9 yaw 9
2 Letter Words
aw 5 ay 5 ya 5
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