SINS

American  

[sinz] / sɪnz /

noun

1. a gyroscopic device indicating the exact speed and position of a vessel, as indicated by differences in positions over a given period on a given course, as well as the direction of true north.

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Etymology

Origin of SINS

s(hip's) i(nertial) n(avigation) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

As I keep saying, winning can hide a multitude of sins - and that saying is never as true as in this story, because that win ended up being a crucial one for us to get promoted.

From BBC

Its strongest leaders spoke not only about the sins of segregation but also about the responsibilities of freedom, understanding that justice without moral renewal would leave communities politically visible but internally broken.

From The Wall Street Journal

“To think that, as you say, He has washed my sins away!”

From Literature

The price point is the least of Redzepi’s sins.

From Los Angeles Times

But he has also done little to humanize Laxman’s sins.

From The Wall Street Journal