deviate from course (Aerodynamics, Nautical)
deviation; angle of deviation (Aerodynamics, Nautical)
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Yaw Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
(v. i. & t.)
To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship.
(n.)
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
yaw
\yaw\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. yawed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. yawing.] [cf. yew, v. i.] to rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
yaw
\yaw\, v. i. & t. [cf. prov. g. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, norw. gaga to bend backward, icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (naut.) to steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship. just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question.
yaw
\yaw\, n. (naut.) a movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
yaw
n : an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: swerve]
v
1. be wide open [syn: gape, yawn]
2. deviate erratically form a set course, as of a ship, for example
3. become deflected
similar words(1)
yaw-weed
Noun
1. an erratic deflection from an intended course
(synonym) swerve
(hypernym) turning, turn
Verb
1. be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
(synonym) gape, yawn
(hypernym) be
2. deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
(hypernym) deviate, divert
(hyponym) hunt
(derivation) swerve
3. swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
(hypernym) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
Yaw Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
on a mobile offshore drilling rig or ship; the angular motion about a line perpendicular to a horizontal plane through the rig or ship; the angular motion as the or stern moves from side to side. to move from side to side (as a ship).
Yaw Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries
(*) 1. 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. 2. 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.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Doctrine Division. ( About )
Angular deviation of the projectile from its line (axis) of flight.
Yaw Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
The angle of the plane's longitudinal axis relative to its direction of motion.
Angle of heading; Symbols: psi,Psi; Typical Units: rad, deg;
Yaw Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
The word yaw can refer to:
- Yaw angle, one of the Tait-Bryan angles, describing the heading of a vehicle or machine, and some other related elements:
- Yaw system, component responsible for the orientation of a wind turbine towards the wind.
- Yaw bearing, one of the components to keep optimal heading in a wind turbine.
- Yaw, rotation around the vertical axis in aircraft, an aspect of flight dynamics and some other related elements:
- Yaw (rotation)
- an Aerobatic maneuver, rotation around the vertical axis
- Yaw rate sensor, angular speed of yaw rotation
- Yaw (god), Levantine god
- Yaw drive, wind turbine component
- YAW, Halifax/Shearwater Heliport's IATA code
- Ellen Beach Yaw (1869–1947), concert singer
- Yàw, Thursday, see Akan day names
- Yaw-Yan, Filipino martial art
- Yaws, tropical disease
- Yaws (web server)
- Yaw (ethnic group), a Burmese ethnic group
- YAW (Yoonu Askaan Wi), a Senegalese political party
- Yaw (Shaft angle measurement) The yaw is the substitute term for the angle of the shaft of the Penis. Phrase was coined on South Park.
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The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born.
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Canadian Forces Base Shearwater , commonly referred to as CFB Shearwater, was a Canadian Forces Base located in Shearwater, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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Yaw Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
To swing or steer off course, as when running with a quartering sea
