What does "yaw" mean?
Yaw: To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works.
Additional senses
- 2.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. Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing being out of the question. Lowell.
- 3.A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Canonical URL: https://worddirectanswers.com/answers/what-does-yaw-mean
- Steward: Jason Burns
- Published: 2026-07-17 · Modified: 2026-07-17