gyrostabilizer

American  

[jahy-ruh-stey-buh-lahy-zer] / ˌdʒaɪ rəˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər /

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.

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gyrostabilizer British  

/ ˌdʒaɪrəʊˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪzə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of gyrostabilizer

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

Example Sentences

The camera sat atop a handheld gyrostabilizer, a compact cylindrical device that weighs an additional six pounds, and contains two wheels spinning at twenty thousand r.p.m.s, providing a constant counterforce against jolts or vibration.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 11, 2016

German officialdom paid a reluctant but handsome compliment to U.S. tanks last week, and incidentally pried the lid off a hush-hush American development�a gyrostabilizer mount to keep the tank gun aiming steadily.

From Time Magazine Archive

To keep her steady in rough seas she will contain a $1,000,000 gyrostabilizer weighing 300 tons.

From Time Magazine Archive