joystick
noun
the control stick of an airplane, tank, or other vehicle.
joy stick
-
a variation of
joystick.
Example Sentences
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Surveillance robots are equipped, as would be expected, with cameras, he said, while bomb disposal robots generally have a sophisticated arm that can be operated remotely by something akin to a joy stick.
From Time ● Jul. 8, 2016
Teal holds on to the hope that some day he will be able to have enough movement in his arms to operate his chair's joy stick and feed himself.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2011
The chief control on an airplane is the "joy stick," regulating the ailerons on the wings and the elevator on the tail.
From Time Magazine Archive
This small passenger sat with tight shut eyes as Major di Bernardi gave his ship the "gun," sent it roaring down the field, pulled back his joy stick, took off in a flashing swoop.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Well, I hope I get one to-day," thought Tom, as he manipulated his "joy stick," so as to send his plane up on a sharp slant.
From Air Service Boys Over The Rhine Fighting Above The Clouds by Charles Amory Beach
