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Gyro   /dʒˈaɪrˌoʊ/   Listen
Gyro

noun
1.
A Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread.
2.
Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction.  Synonym: gyroscope.



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"Gyro" Quotes from Famous Books



... the tiers dropped away to the main deck, flowing lines and curves, broad sheets of clear plastic, animated signs, the grass and flowerbeds of a small park, people walking swiftly or idly. The huge gyro-stabilized bulk did not move noticeably to the long Pacific swell. Pelican Station was the colony's "downtown," its shops and theaters ...
— The Sensitive Man • Poul William Anderson


Words linked to "Gyro" :   pocket bread, pita, rotating mechanism, gyrostabilizer, sandwich


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