English to English
yaw

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noun (n)
- A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- deviate erratically from a set course(verb.motion)Example:
The yawing motion of the ship.
source: wordnet30 - swerve off course momentarily(verb.motion)Example:
The ship yawed when the huge waves hit it.
source: wordnet30 - To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.(verb)source: webster1913
- 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.(verb)source: webster1913