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GYROSTABILIZER

• GYROSTABILIZER (noun)
The noun GYROSTABILIZER has 1 sense:

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

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• GYROSTABILIZER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gyrostabiliser; gyrostabilizer

Hypernyms ("gyrostabilizer" is a kind of...):

stabiliser; stabilizer (a device for making something stable)

Meronyms (parts of "gyrostabilizer"):

gyro; gyroscope (rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction)

Holonyms ("gyrostabilizer" is a part of...):

ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)

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