In helicopters, yaw is controlled through the pedals, which alter the angle of attack of the tail rotor blades.
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Yaw
/jɔː/
Synonyms for "yaw" (171 found)
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aberrancyaberrationabout shipaxisback and fillbankbear awaybear offbear to starboardbeatbeat aboutbendbiasbox offbranching offbreakbring aboutbring roundcantcant round
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castcast aboutchange coursechange the headingcircuitousnesscome aboutcornercrabcrookcurvedeclinationdeflectiondeparture
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detourdeviancedeviancydeviationdeviousnessdigressiondipdiscursiondivagationdivaricationdivergencediversiondoglegdoubledouble a pointdriftdrift off coursedriftingdriveerrantry
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excursionexcursusexorbitationfall downfeatherfetch aboutfetch awayfishtailfloundergapego aboutgybehairpinheaveheave roundhobbyhorsehorizontal axisindirectionjibejibe all standinglooplurchmake heavy weathermake leeway
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maneuvermiss staysobliquitypay offpererrationpitchpitch and tossplowplungeplyporpoisepoundpull outpull uppush downput aboutput backramblingrearreel
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rockrollround a pointsagscendseesawsheershiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathsideslipskewskidslantslewspinspiralstrayingstuntswagswaysweepswerveswervingswingswing roundswing the sternswingingtackthrow abouttilttiltertosstoss and tumbletumbleturnturn backturningtwistundulatevariationveerwallowwanderingwarpwearwear shipwelterwindyaw offzigzag
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18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
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8 entriescourse deviationgimbal yawheading deviationheading errorlateral deflectionturret yawyaw leftyaw right
Collocations
8 entriesheading changeheading deflectionvertical-axis rotationyaw angleyaw axisyaw controlyaw movementyaw rate
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Aerodynamic surfaces are used to control the aircraft in roll, pitch, and yaw.
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The rudder works to control the yaw of the plane.
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Successful flight is only possible if all three directions — pitch, roll and yaw — are used in a coordinated effort.
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