gyrostabilizer

[ jahy-ruh-stey-buh-lahy-zer ]

noun

1. a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.

gyrostabilizer

/ ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə /

noun

1. a gyroscopic device used to stabilize the rolling motion of a ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of gyrostabilizer¹

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