Yaw
//jɔː//
Translations of "yaw" (14 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czech | měnit kurs(To swerve off course to port or starboard), stočit se(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course), stáčet se(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course), vybočit(To swerve off course to port or starboard), zatočit(To swerve off course to port or starboard), zatáčet(To swerve off course to port or starboard), změnit kurs(To swerve off course to port or starboard) | — | |
| Finnish | kääntyminen(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), kääntyminen(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), kääntyminen(The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis), mutkailu(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness), kääntyä(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course), poiketa(To swerve off course to port or starboard) | — | |
| French | lacet(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), lacet(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness) | — | |
| Georgian | კურსიდან გადახვევა(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) | ḳursidan gadaxveva | |
| German | Gieren(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), Gierwinkel(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), Gierwinkel(The extent of yawing, the rotation angle about the vertical axis), gieren(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course) | — | |
| Greek | ελιγμός(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) | eligmós | |
| Hebrew | סבסוב(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), הִסְתַבְסֵב(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course), הִסְתַבְסֵב(To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course) | sivsúv, histavsev, histavsev | |
| Italian | imbardata(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), straorzata(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness) | — | |
| Māori | tiwai(To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course), wherori(To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course) | — | |
| Polish | myszkowanie(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness), obrót(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), odchylenie(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) | — | |
| Portuguese | guinada(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), guinar(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course) | — | |
| Russian | рысканье(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), у́гол рысканья(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) | ryskanʹje, úgol ryskanʹja | |
| Spanish | bandazo(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), guiñada(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), guiñada(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness), pivote(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness), pívot(A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness), guiñar(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course), pivotar(To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course) | — | |
| Swedish | gir(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) | — |
měnit kurs, stočit se, stáčet se, vybočit, zatočit, zatáčet, změnit kurs
kääntyminen, kääntyminen, kääntyminen, mutkailu, kääntyä, poiketa
lacet, lacet
Gieren, Gierwinkel, Gierwinkel, gieren
imbardata, straorzata
tiwai, wherori
myszkowanie, obrót, odchylenie
guinada, guinar
bandazo, guiñada, guiñada, pivote, pívot, guiñar, pivotar
gir
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.