YAW
\jˈɔː], \jˈɔː], \j_ˈɔː]\
Definitions of YAW
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"
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deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"
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be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"
By Princeton University
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
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A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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To steer wildly; to move from the right course; said of a ship or of an airplane.
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A changing from a straight course in steering a ship or guiding an airplane.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane-juice in the sugar works; to steer wild, or deviate out of the line of her course, as a ship.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
