An act of yawing; a movement of deviation from the direct course, as from bad steering; angular motion or displacement about a yawing axis.
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释义 | society > travel > travel by water > action or motion of vessel > [noun] > ability to answer helm > tendency to go off course > swerving or deviation (7) yaw1546 An act of yawing; a movement of deviation from the direct course, as from bad steering; angular motion or displacement about a yawing axis. yawinga1614 The action of yaw, v.1; temporary deviation of a vessel from her course; unsteady movement from side to side; also figurative and attributive. sheering1627 veeringa1682 The action or fact of changing course or direction. Of a ship. Also in figurative context. sheer1694 An abrupt divergence or deviation of a vessel from the line of her course; a swerve. sheer-off1808 sheer-off: an act of sheering off (see sheer, v.2 1). Subcategories:— oblique position (1) |
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