Usually means: Navigational instrument, points to north.
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General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. gyrocompass: Merriam-Webster
  2. gyrocompass: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gyrocompass: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. gyrocompass: Collins English Dictionary
  5. gyrocompass: Vocabulary.com
  6. gyrocompass: Wiktionary
  7. gyrocompass: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. gyrocompass: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. gyrocompass: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. gyrocompass: Dictionary.com
  11. Gyrocompass: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. gyrocompass: Rhymezone
  13. gyrocompass: FreeDictionary.org
  14. gyrocompass: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. gyrocompass: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. gyrocompass: Encyclopedia

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gyrocompass)

▸ noun:  A north-seeking form of gyroscope used as a directional reference in navigation.
▸ verb:  To use a gyrocompass.

Similar:
gyro compass, gyro, gyroscopic compass, gyroscope compass, gyromagnetic compass, gyrocentre, gyrocenter, compass, gyroangle, gyrostat, more...

Opposite:
magnetic compass, traditional compass

Types:
Sperry, C-Plath, Anschutz, Tokimec, Furuno, Sperry Marine, more...

Adjectives:
first, modern, simple, marine, improved, practical, seeking

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Similar:
gyro compass, gyro, gyroscopic compass, gyroscope compass, gyromagnetic compass, gyrocentre, gyrocenter, compass, gyroangle, gyrostat, more...

Opposite:
magnetic compass, traditional compass

Types:
Sperry, C-Plath, Anschutz, Tokimec, Furuno, Sperry Marine, more...

Adjectives:
first, modern, simple, marine, improved, practical, seeking



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