gyro horizon

[ jahy-roh ]
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nounAeronautics.

Origin of gyro horizon

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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How to use gyro horizon in a sentence

  • The gyro-horizon did a lot of strange maneuvers and the altimeter was unrolling like ticker tape off a Wall Street machine.

    A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. | Rutherford G. Montgomery
  • His compass was out, the gyro-horizon had been removed and both clocks were stopped.

British Dictionary definitions for gyro horizon

gyro horizon

noun

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