gyro horizon

[ jahy-roh ]
/ ˈdʒaɪ roʊ /

noun Aeronautics.

Origin of gyro horizon

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby gyro horizon

Example sentences from the Web for gyro horizon

  • His compass was out, the gyro-horizon had been removed and both clocks were stopped.

  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for gyro horizon

gyro horizon

noun

another name for artificial horizon (def. 1)