The word yaw can refer to:

• Yaw, the name for the Levantine god of chaos, rivers, the sea, and tempests;
• Yaw, an aeronautical and nautical term which indicates how far a craft is pointing away from its direction of travel due to rotation about its vertical axis. Rotations about the other axes are called pitch and roll. See flight dynamics; also yaw angle.
• The yaw drive, an important component in wind turbines.
• The IATA code for Halifax/Shearwater Airport in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• YAW, an acronym of "You Are Welcome".
• Ellen Beach Yaw, a singer at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries.

See also: Yam, Yamm, or Yaw (jaʊ) is the name of the Levantine god of chaos and mass-destruction, and in some myths he is one of the ilhm (Els) or sons of El. ... The Levant is an approximate historical geographical term referring to a large area in Southwest Asia south of the Taurus Mountains, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea in the west, and in the east, the north Arabian Desert and Mesopotamia. ... Six F-16 Fighting Falcons with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team fly in delta formation in front of the Empire State Building. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Flight dynamics is the study of orientation of air and space vehicles and how to control the critical flight parameters, typically named pitch, roll and yaw. ... The yaw angle is the angle between a vehicles heading and a reference heading (normally true or magnetic North). ... The yaw drive is an important component in wind turbines. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organization of airlines headquarted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Canadian Forces Base Shearwater (CFB Shearwater) or Halifax/Shearwater Airport, (ICAO CYAW, IATA YAW), is a Canadian Forces base located in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia on the eastern shore of Halifax harbour. ... Motto: Template:Unhide = E Mari Merces (Wealth from the Sea) Logo: Location City Information Established: April 1, 1996 Area: (former city) 79. ... Ellen Beach Yaw (September 14, 1869 – September 9, 1947) was an American coloratura soprano, best known for her concert singing career. ...

• Yaws, a tropical infection of the skin, bones and joints

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