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gyropilot
or gy·ro pi·lot
[ jahy-ruh-pahy-luht ]
/ ˈdʒaɪ rəˌpaɪ lət /
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Origin of gyropilot
First recorded in 1920–25; gyro(scope) + pilot
Words nearby gyropilot
gyroidal, gyromagnetic, gyromagnetic ratio, gyron, gyronny, gyropilot, gyroplane, gyro repeater, gyroscope, gyrose, gyrospasm
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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 gyropilot
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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