Yawing
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 att-tude by oscillation of the longitudinal axis in the horizontal plane.
to cause to yaw.
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 sp-cecraft and its vertical and longitudinal plane of symmetry.
the act of yawing.
the angular displacement of the longitudinal axis due to yawing.
historical examples
blow the man down holman day
dracula bram stoker
treasure island robert louis stevenson
lat-tude 19 degree mrs. schuyler crowninshield
will weatherhelm w.h.g. kingston
how britannia came to rule the waves w.h.g. kingston
blackbeard: buccaneer ralph d. paine
blow the man down holman day
the bravest of the brave g. a. henty
with drake on the spanish main herbert strang
verb
(intransitive) (of an aircraft, missile, etc) to turn about its vertical axis compare pitch1 (sense 11), roll (sense 14)
(intransitive) (of a ship, etc) to deviate temporarily from a straight course
(transitive) 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
v.
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