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yaw

/jɔː/

/jɔ/

yawnoun

yaws

/jɔː/

/jɔ/

Translations

рыскание

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

Пилот скорректировал рыскание самолета, чтобы поддерживать ровный курс.

Definitions

The twisting or oscillation of a moving ship or aircraft around a vertical axis.

The pilot corrected the yaw to stabilize the aircraft during turbulence.

The angular displacement of a body about its vertical axis; the angle through which it has rotated.

Engineers measured the satellite's yaw to adjust its orientation.

Synonyms

yawverb

yawed

Past Simple

yawed

Past Participle

yawing

Gerund

/jɔː/

/jɔ/

Translations

зевать

He couldn't help but yawn during the boring lecture.

Он не мог не зевать во время скучной лекции.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

yawn

open wide

gape

yawadjective

/jɔː/

/jɔ/

Used attributively in aerospace and nautical contexts (e.g., "yaw control").

Definitions

Relating to or involving yaw (rotation about a vertical axis).

The drone's yaw control system malfunctioned during the test flight.