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How to pronounce “yaw”

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Pronunciation guide for yaw

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of yaw with real speech in context.
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8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Can we create new senses for humans?so pitch and yaw and roll and orientation and heading,
Definition summary
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.

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How to pronounce yaw

Can we create new senses for humans?

so pitch and yaw and roll and orientation and heading,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “yaw”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.
  • The angle between the longitudinal axis of a projectile at any moment and the tangent to the trajectory in the corresponding point of flight of the projectile.
  • (nautical) A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness.
  • The extent of yawing; the rotation angle about the vertical axis.
  • [Verb]
  • (intransitive, aviation) To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course.
  • (intransitive, nautical) To swerve off course to port or starboard.
  • (intransitive, nautical) To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course.
  • (intransitive) To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.

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