yaw

Meaning of yaw

verb
  1. (of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis.
    the jet yawed sharply to the right
noun
  1. twisting or oscillation of a moving ship or aircraft about a vertical axis.
    applying the opposite rudder will tend to reduce the yaw

mid 16th century: of unknown origin.

Information about yaw

  • The plural form of yaw is: yaws.
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Hyphenation of yaw

yaw

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • yaw is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

yaw synonyms

Meaning swerve:

swerve

Meaning gape:

gape, yawn

Anagrams of yaw

Way, way

Words that rhyme with yaw

kanyaw

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