ελιγμός — meaning in English

English meaning

• maneuver noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
• yaw noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.

Senses

ελιγμός is used for these senses in English:

• yaw 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.

maneuver — full definition

1. noun A planned, often skillful movement of troops, vehicles, or a body, especially one requiring precision.
2. noun A clever or calculated action taken to gain advantage; a stratagem.
3. verb To move something carefully and skillfully into position, especially in a tight or difficult space.

yaw — full definition

1. noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
2. verb To swing off course from side to side.

Related Greek words