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yawing

/ˈjɔː.ɪŋ/

/ˈjɔ.ɪŋ/

Translations

yawingnoun

yawings

lacetAéronautique, navigation ; désigne le mouvement autour de l’axe vertical.

The pilot corrected the yawing of the aircraft to maintain a steady course.

Le pilote a corrigé le lacet de l’avion pour maintenir une trajectoire stable.

Additional translations

mouvement de lacetForme explicite, surtout en contexte technique.

Synonyms

yaw movement

yaw

heading deviation

heading change

yawing manoeuvre

yawing motion

yaw motion

yawinggerund / present participle

/ˈjɔː.ɪŋ/

/ˈjɔ.ɪŋ/

en lacetEmploi technique ; se dit d’un objet ou d’un véhicule qui oscille autour de l’axe vertical.

The yawing aircraft lost stability in strong crosswinds.

L’avion en lacet a perdu sa stabilité dans de forts vents de travers.

Synonyms

yawing about

yawverb

yawing

Gerund

yawed

Past Simple

yawed

Past Participle

yawing

Gerund

/jɔː/

/jɔ/

lacerAéronautique, navigation : tourner autour de l’axe vertical.

The airplane began to yaw slightly as it encountered turbulence.

L’avion a commencé à lacer légèrement lorsqu’il a rencontré des turbulences.

Additional translations

faire lacerAéronautique : faire tourner un aéronef, un navire, etc. autour de son axe vertical.

Synonyms

open wide

gape

yawn

Definitions

yawingnoun

The action or process of a vehicle, especially an aircraft or ship, twisting or oscillating around its vertical axis.

The pilot corrected the yawing of the aircraft to maintain a steady course.

yawinggerund / present participle

Oscillating or twisting about a vertical axis, especially said of a vehicle such as an aircraft or ship.

A yawing motion set the helicopter's tail swinging from side to side.

yawverb

To turn or twist about a vertical axis.

The airplane began to yaw slightly as it encountered turbulence.

To deviate temporarily from a straight course, as a ship.

The ship started to yaw due to the strong crosswinds.

To cause (an aircraft, ship, etc.) to rotate about its vertical axis.

Crosswinds can yaw the aircraft off its intended flight path.