What is a movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering called?
yaw — A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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