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gir — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • yaw noun The rotation of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle from side to side around its vertical axis.

Senses

gir 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.

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.