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gyrostabilizer

alt. A device for stabilize using a gyroscope. n. A device for stabilize using a gyroscope.

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gyrostabilizer

n. a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane [syn: gyrostabiliser]

Usage examples of "gyrostabilizer".

With the development of electronic road-safety controls along with the gyrostabilizer, out of the gyrocontrol system that had been the ruin of Jim's own father, anyone from nine to ninety could safely ride a motorcycle.

But as things were with him now, it didn't matter much to Jim whether they improved the gyrostabilizers on motorbikes or not.

Kieran didn’t want to take the suit off until the gyrostabilizers were restored as well—it provided some cushioning for the inevitable falling objects and people—but he looked forward to being able to take it off and breathe normally again.

Dana was careening through the dark corridors at nearly top speed, not a care in the world as she twisted the Valkyrie through turns its gyrostabilizers were never meant to handle.