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Another word for yaw

yaw Synonyms

yaw

v.

curve, swerve, bank; see bend 2, turn 6, veer.

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Another word for yaw

verb

(Nautical)
To turn aside sharply from a straight course:
chop², cut, sheer¹, skew, slue¹, swerve, veer. See change
To lean suddenly, unsteadily, and erratically from the vertical axis:
lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw. See move, straight

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Using the left analog stick, you adjust the pitch and roll, whereas the L2 and R2 buttons are used to control your yaw.
The cutch of the Yaw country is particularly esteemed.
It may be described as the emporium of the trade of the Chindwin and Yaw river valleys.
The great majority of the population is Burmese, but in Yaw there is a peculiar race called Taungthas, who claim to be quite distinct from both Burmese and Chins.
To the westward there is a rapid drop to the wellwatered valley of the Yaw River, and then a rise over broken, dry country before the valleys of the Myit-tha and Mon rivers are reached.

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