gyropilot

or gy·ro pi·lot

[ jahy-ruh-pahy-luht ]

noun

, Navigation.

1. automatic pilot.
2. gyrocompass.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gyropilot¹

First recorded in 1920–25; gyro(scope) + pilot

Example Sentences

Eagerly, he punched the figures for the heading onto a magnetized wire that would be fed into the gyropilot.

From Project Gutenberg