1. A sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
   "The yawl gracefully cut through the waves";
   - dandy
    
2. A ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
   "The crew lowered the yawl to investigate the nearby island"

1. Emit long, loud, high-pitched cries or howls
   "The dog yawled in pain";
   - howl, ululate, wail, roar, yaup [informal]

Sounds like: yacks, yawl

Derived forms: yawled, yawling, yawls

Type of: call, cry, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], sailing ship, sailing vessel, scream, shout, shout out, small boat, squall, yell

Encyclopedia: Yawl