/ʤajˈɹowˌ/ - [jayrow] - gy•ro
We found 5 definitions of gyro from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: gyroes |
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gyro - a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread | ||
sandwich two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them | ||
gyro - rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction | ||
gyroscope | ||
rotating mechanism a mechanism that rotates | ||
gyrocompass a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead | ||
gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane |