Yaw

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Noun 1.4 See also

English

Pronunciation

• yô, /jɔː/, /jO:/

  Homophones (non-rhotic accents): yore, your, you're

  Rhymes: -ɔː

Verb

to yaw (yaws, yawed, yawing)

1. (of an aircraft etc) to turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course
2. ((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) to swerve off course to port or starboard.

Noun

yaw

1. an act of yawing
2. ((nautical{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A characteristic of unsteadiness, twitchy to helm, requiring much attention to maintain course, said of a ship or boat.
3. the extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis

   the yaw of an aircaft

See also

• heading
• pitch
• roll
• surge
• scend