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yawing

/ˈjɔː.ɪŋ/

/ˈjɔ.ɪŋ/

yawingnoun

yawings

Translations

рыскание

The pilot corrected the yawing of the aircraft.

Пилот исправил рыскание самолета.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

heading deviation

heading change

yaw

yaw movement

yaw motion

yawing motion

yawing manoeuvre

yawinggerund / present participle

/ˈjɔː.ɪŋ/

/ˈjɔ.ɪŋ/

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

yawing about

yawverb

yawing

Gerund

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

open wide

gape

yawn

yawnoun

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.

yawadjective

Definitions

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

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