Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Yaw — (y[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed} (y[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Yawing}.] [Cf. {Yew}, v. i.] To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yaw — Yaw, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yaw — Yaw, n. (Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yaw — Lesión típica del yaws, enfermedad tropical semejante a la sífilis. La lesión inicial o úlcera primaria se denomina yaw madre. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
yaw — [jo: US jo:] v [i]technical if a ship, aircraft etc yaws, it turns away from the direction it should be travelling in >yaw n [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
yaw — [yô] vi. [ON jaga, to sway, move back and forth < or akin to Du & Ger jagen, to hunt] 1. to swing back and forth across its course, as a ship pushed by high waves 2. to swing to the left or right on the vertical axis so that the longitudinal… … English World dictionary
Yaw — kann bedeuten eine Ethnie in Nordost Thailand, siehe Nyaw (auch Yo, Jo, Tai Nyaw) ein Akan Vorname Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe … Deutsch Wikipedia
yaw — (v.) to fall away from the line of a course, 1540s, from O.N. jaga, O.Dan. jæge to drive, chase, from M.L.G. jagen (see YACHT (Cf. yacht)) … Etymology dictionary
yaw — ► VERB ▪ (of a moving ship or aircraft) twist or oscillate about a vertical axis. ► NOUN ▪ yawing movement of a ship or aircraft. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Yaw — The word yaw can refer to:* Yaw angle, angle about a vertical axis **Yaw axis * Yaw (god), Levantine god * Yaw drive, wind turbine component * YAW, Halifax/Shearwater Heliport s IATA code * Ellen Beach Yaw (1869 ndash;1947), concert singer * Yàw … Wikipedia
