guinada — meaning in English
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English meaning
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swerve
verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.
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yaw
noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
Senses
guinada is used for these senses in English:
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swerve
A sudden movement out of a straight line, for example to avoid a collision.
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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.
swerve — full definition
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verb To turn suddenly away from a straight path, often to avoid hitting something.
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noun A sudden change of direction.
yaw — full definition
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noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.
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verb To swing off course from side to side.
