yaw

[yaw]

An erratic deflection from an intended course

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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

Noun
an erratic deflection from an intended course

Verb
swerve off course momentarily; "the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it"

Verb
deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"

Verb
be wide open; "the deep gaping canyon"

v. i.
To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

v. i. & t.
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.

n.
A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

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.

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.

Yaw

Yaw, n. (Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

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.

A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.

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