Word of the Day
August 15, 2026
YAW
- The verb yaw when used for the action of a ship, aircraft, spacecraft, or projectile means "to move to the left or right especially in an uncontrolled manner." More broadly, yaw is used as a synonym of alternate to mean "to change from one to another repeatedly." // The rogue wave hit the vessel, and the ship yawed hard to the right.
- the movement of yawing
- to deviate from a straight course, as a ship
- to deviate from an intended course [v YAWED, YAWING, YAWS]
- to deviate from course [v -ED, -ING, -S]