Read full poem →To all obliging she'd appear,
'Twas 'Si, Signor,' 'twas 'Yaw, Mynheer,'
'Twas 'S' il vous plaît, Monsieur.'
Dictionary Entry
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. yawangle yawrate yawcontrol yawaxis yawangles yawyaw adverseyaw osei
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Poetry examples for “yaw”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →'Er petticoat was yaller an' 'er little cap was green,
An' 'er name was Supi-yaw-lat--jes' the same as Theebaw's Queen,
An' I seed her first a-smokin' of a whackin' white cheroot,