yaw (101 synonym found)

Yaw has 101 synonyms. The top synonyms for yaw are make heavy weather, change the heading, jibe all standing, bear to starboard, drift off course, toss and tumble, swing the stern, shifting course and 93 more. Browse the full list below.

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Definition of yaw:

(v) : to turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course; to swerve off course to port or starboard
(n) : 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; 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
"the yaw of an aircraft"
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Definition of yaw:

(v) : to turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course; to swerve off course to port or starboard
(n) : 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; 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
"the yaw of an aircraft"
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