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gyro(2)(dictionary)
gyro-(dictionary)

gyro(1) (iou)



gyro noun1. Pl. -os. E20.
[Abbreviation.]
= GYROSCOPE. colloq. E20.
= GYROCOMPASS. colloq. E20.
Comb.: gyro-horizon = ARTIFICIAL horizon; gyro-pilot a gyrocompass used to provide automatic steering for an aircraft or ship; gyro-stabilizer a gyroscope kept continuously spinning and mounted so as to counter any tendency to roll on the part of a ship, aircraft, platform, etc.