Meaning Of The Word Gyrostabilizer

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What's The Definition Of Gyrostabilizer?

gyrostabilizer in British English
a device consisting of a gyroscope spinning in a vertical plane, used to stabilize the side-to-side rolling of a ship, spacecraft, etc.
noun: a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel
noun: a gyroscopic device used to stabilize the rolling motion of a ship

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