yaw
To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining courseTo turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
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» A spin is a yaw aggravated stall.
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4 senses(intransitive)To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
gieren
(intransitive)To swerve off course to port or starboard.
swerve off course momentarily
(intransitive)To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
(intransitive)To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
Examples
5 sentencesA spin is a yaw aggravated stall.
The rudder works to control the yaw of the plane.
deDas Seitenruder kontrolliert den Gierwinkel des Flugzeugs. — Yorwba
Aerodynamic surfaces are used to control the aircraft in roll, pitch, and yaw.
In helicopters, yaw is controlled through the pedals, which alter the angle of attack of the tail rotor blades.
Successful flight is only possible if all three directions — pitch, roll and yaw — are used in a coordinated effort.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Unknown, first attested in the mid-16th century. Perhaps related to yar (“quick, agile”),Unknown, first attested in the mid-16th century. Perhaps related to yar (“quick, agile”), or alternatively from Old Norse jaga (“to chase, drive, move back and forth”), from Middle Low German jagen (“to hunt, chase, pursue”), from Old Saxon *jagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *jagōn, from Proto-Germanic *jakkōną (“to hunt”).
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Forms
yaws, yawing, yawed, yawedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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