right-about vs yaw

right-about

noun
  • A 180-degree turn towards the right (especially of troops) 

yaw

noun
  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • A single tumor in the disease called yaws. 

  • A vessel's motion rotating about the vertical axis, so the bow yaws from side to side; a characteristic of unsteadiness. 

  • The extent of yawing; the rotation angle about the vertical axis. 

verb
  • To steer badly, zigzagging back and forth across the intended course of a boat; to go out of the line of course. 

  • To swerve off course to port or starboard. 

  • To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. 

  • To turn about the vertical axis while maintaining course. 

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