Yagi

noun

Ya·​gi ˈyä-gē  ˈya- 

variants or less commonly yagi

: a highly directional and selective shortwave antenna consisting of a horizontal conductor of one or two dipoles connected with the receiver or transmitter and of a set of nearly equal insulated dipoles parallel to and on a level with the horizontal conductor

Examples of Yagi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Highlights for 2025 include planting 525,000 trees, providing free vision screenings for over 34,000 workers and supporting hundreds of families’ efforts to rebuild their homes after Typhoon Yagi. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 4 May 2026

From When the Museum is Closed by Emi Yagi, translated from Japanese by Yuki Tejima. — Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026

Eventually, the founders exited the business, selling it to Yagi Tsusho, a Japanese company that had initially licensed the brand for expansion into Asia. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026

In September 2024, Typhoon Yagi killed nearly 300 people in Vietnam. — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Hidetsugu Yagi †1976 Japanese engineer

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Yagi

• boggy
• doggie
• doggy
• foggy
• groggy
• soggy
• tragi