yaw
nounDefinition of yaw
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: the action of yawing
especially
: a side-to-side movement
2
: the extent of the movement in yawing
yaw
verb
yawed;
yawing;
yaws
Definition of yaw (Entry 2 of 2)
1a
of a ship
: to deviate erratically from a course (as when struck by a heavy sea)
especially
: to move from side to side
b
of an airplane, spacecraft, or projectile
: to turn by angular motion about the vertical axis
2
: alternate
restlessly yawing between apparent extremes— Martin Kasindorf
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