yaw
verb [I] /jɔː/
/jɑː/ specializedDefinition
› If an aircraft or ship yaws, it moves slightly to the side of its intended direction.Navigation and shipwrecksSlanting, sloping, leaning, tiltingAviationTravelling by aircraftMovement through the air yaw noun [C or U]
(Definition of yaw verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- angle verb (SLOPE)
- askew adjective
- bank verb (TURN)
- cockeyed adjective (SLOPING)
- fall away phrasal verb (LAND)
- gentle adjective
- inclination noun (ANGLE)
- incline noun
- incline verb (MOVE)
- oblique adjective (ANGLE)
- pitch noun (SLOPE)
- roll noun (MOVEMENT)
- roll verb (MOVE)
- skew adjective
- skew verb
- skew-whiff adjective
- slant noun
- slant verb
- slanted adjective
- tip verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Our dictionaries
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
