Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument having a heavy gyroscope whose axis spins in a vertical plane to reduce the side-to-side rolling of a ship or aircraft.
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- noun A device for
stabilizing using agyroscope .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
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Examples
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His gun-mounted gyrostabilizer made fire control possible on battleships.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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His gun-mounted gyrostabilizer made fire control possible on battleships.
American Connections James Burke 2007
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"Hm," Tom said to himself, studying it several seconds, "these wires run to the gyrostabilizer.
Tom Swift Jr And His Flying Lab Dougherty, William 1954
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