gyropilot
or gy·ro pi·lot
[ jahy-ruh-pahy-luht ]
See synonyms for: gyropilotgyropilots on Thesaurus.com
Origin of gyropilot
1First recorded in 1920–25; gyro(scope) + pilot
Words Nearby gyropilot
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How to use gyropilot in a sentence
Eagerly, he punched the figures for the heading onto a magnetized wire that would be fed into the gyropilot.
Deepfreeze | Robert Donald Locke
Scientific definitions for gyro pilot
gyro pilot
[ jī′rō ]
An automatic pilot that incorporates a gyroscope and initiates corrections to control surfaces on aircraft, thus maintaining a preset course and altitude.
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