yoke
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7.2
- noun
- /joʊk/
:
yugo
- Jesse hauled back on the yoke, and the airplane began to climb again.
- a wooden yoke
- airplane yoke
- a control yoke
Examples
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I pull back on the yoke, climbing until I can see where I've been and all the way home.
Fiction book (1997) -
In the cockpit, I push the throttle forward and pull the yoke back until we fly high enough.
Fiction book (1999) -
And then you pull back on your yoke to take off.
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Mike, can you take the yoke for a while?
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Pull back on the yoke, pull up!
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Put your hands on the yoke.
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The pilot pulls back on the yoke, and the plane climbs.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jesse pushed forward slightly on the yoke, and the airplane began a descent and picked up airspeed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Tugging on the yoke, he urged the transport skyward and once again circled toward the sea.
Fiction book (2001) -
The farmer fitted a wooden yoke onto the oxen to help them pull the heavy plow.
Synonyms
25
5.3
A device that connects two machine parts so they move together
9
2.8
Something that holds things together, like rope or glue
1
6.5
Something used to join two or more parts in building work
A long horizontal piece that stops two roof sides or walls spreading apart
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yoke originally named the wooden bar that joined animals, coming from an old German word and sharing the basic idea of 'joining' with the word yoga. So a yoke is a device or frame that connects parts so they work together.