Definition of yaw
English to English noun - an erratic deflection from an intended course
source: WordNet 3.0 - A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
source: Webster 1913 verb - be wide open
The deep gaping canyon.
source: WordNet 3.0 - deviate erratically from a set course
The yawing motion of the ship.
source: WordNet 3.0 - swerve off course momentarily
The ship yawed when the huge waves hit it.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
source: Webster 1913 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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yaw, yawi, yawą, ya, yahwe, yea, yahweh, yao, yay, yow, yew, yahi, yeah, yaya, yowe, yhwh, y, yahoo, yu, ye
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