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Yaw
Yaw verb - To depart abruptly from a straight line or course.
Usage example: the ship yawed hard to the right when the rogue wave hit it broadside
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It's also possible to do donuts the aerospace fighters, owing to their huge thrust and screwy aerodynamic stall mechanics - cut the throttle as you mash the yaw axis, wait a moment, then kick on the afterburners at max power and bam, you're doing donuts in the sky.
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