Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Yaw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yaw \Yaw\, n. (Naut.)
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her
course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yaw \Yaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed}; 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a
ship.
Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing
being out of the question. --Lowell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
yaw
n : an erratic deflection from an intended course [syn: {swerve}]
v 1: be wide open [syn: {gape}, {yawn}]
2: deviate erratically form a set course, as of a ship, for
example
3: become deflected
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