yaw
yaw
- n an erratic deflection from an intended course
- v be wide open
- v deviate erratically from a set course
the yawing motion of the ship - v swerve off course momentarily
the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it
- If he wants to make a fast turn, he will say "yaw, yaw, yaw.
- They fashioned a pair of twin rudders in back to control its tendency to yaw from side to side.
- It is a wheel, anchored to a rewardingly heavy base, that you twist, tilt, nudge, press and pull to move up, down, forward and back, and also pitch and yaw.