gyrostabiliser

noun

a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane

• Syn: ↑gyrostabilizer

• Hypernyms: ↑stabilizer, ↑stabiliser

• Part Holonyms: ↑ship

• Part Meronyms: ↑gyroscope, ↑gyro

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gyrostāˈbilizer or gyrostāˈbiliser noun

A gyroscopic device for countering the roll of a ship, etc

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Main Entry: ↑gyro-