yaw

verb [I]

/jɔː/

/jɑː/ specialized

Definition

› 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)

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