SINS

[sinz]

noun

1. a gyroscopic device indicating the exact speed and position of a vessel, as indicated by differences in positions over a given period on a given course, as well as the direction of true north.

Word History and Origins

Origin of SINS¹

s(hip's) i(nertial) n(avigation) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

Unfortunately, I had committed one of the gravest sins of modern American air travel: I had bought us basic economy tickets.

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A mentally unbalanced reverend who was locked out of his church for committing the sins of fornication and heresy, he’s been leading a bus tour of teachers from a Baptist female college through Mexico, and these uptight women are refusing to get off the bus.

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Shannon, in extremis, suffers for sins he would rather not be accountable for.

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I also know that a similar thing would happen if, heaven forbid, a progressive hero suffered Kirk’s tragic end — way too many people on the right would be dancing a jig and cracking inappropriate jokes, while the left would be whitewashing the sins of the deceased.

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When Dafoe confesses his sins, they’re so grisly your jaw will drop; he’s frightening even when Hawkins is holding the keys.

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