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yaw |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yaw \Yaw\, n. (Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yaw \Yaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed}; p. pr & vb n. {Yawing}.] [Cf. {Yew}, v. i.] To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Yaw \Yaw\, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. --Lowell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: yaw n : an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: {swerve}] v 1: be wide open [syn: {gape}, {yawn}] 2: deviate erratically form a set course, as of a ship, for example 3: become deflected
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