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English to English noun
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an erratic deflection from an intended course |  | source: wordnet30
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A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering. | | source: webster1913 verb
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be wide open | | Example: the deep gaping canyon
source: wordnet30
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deviate erratically from a set course | | Example: the yawing motion of the ship
source: wordnet30
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swerve off course momentarily | | Example: the ship yawed when the huge waves hit it
source: wordnet30
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To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice in the clarifiers in sugar works. | | source: webster1913
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To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship. | | source: webster1913
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