Yaw

The word yaw can refer to:

  • Yaw angle, one of the Tait-Bryan angles, describing the heading of a vehicle or machine, and some other related elements:
    • Yaw system, component responsible for the orientation of a wind turbine towards the wind.
    • Yaw bearing, one of the components to keep optimal heading in a wind turbine.
  • Yaw, rotation around the vertical axis in aircraft, an aspect of flight dynamics and some other related elements:
    • Yaw (rotation)
    • an Aerobatic maneuver, rotation around the vertical axis
    • Yaw rate sensor, angular speed of yaw rotation
  • Yaw (god), Levantine god
  • Yaw drive, wind turbine component
  • YAW, Halifax/Shearwater Heliport's IATA code
  • Ellen Beach Yaw (1869–1947), concert singer
  • Yàw, Thursday, see Akan day names
  • Yaw-Yan, Filipino martial art
  • Yaws, tropical disease
  • Yaws (web server)
  • Yaw (ethnic group), a Burmese ethnic group
  • YAW (Yoonu Askaan Wi), a Senegalese political party