angle of yaw

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. the acute angle between the longitudinal axis of an aircraft or spacecraft and a given reference direction, as viewed from above.

Example Sentences

He's the author of three poetry collections, including "Angle of Yaw," which critic Craig Morgan Teicher called "highly ambitious," describing its best poems as "entertaining, sharp, disturbing, and excellent."

From Los Angeles Times

His second collection, “Angle of Yaw,” was a finalist for the National Book Award.

From New York Times

Take this line from “Angle of Yaw”: “When we found eyes in the hospital Dumpster, we decided to build the most awesome snowman ever.”

From New York Times

Glimmering Room? Angle of Yaw? Unless these are the kinds of fangs you have in mind, in which case, I’m sure I could drum somebody up for that too.

From Salon