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yawmeter

American

[yaw-mee-ter] / ˈjɔˌmi tər /

noun

Aeronautics.

an instrument that measures the yaw of an aircraft.

Etymology

Origin of yawmeter

First recorded in 1920–25; yaw ¹ + -meter

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