gyrostabilizer
- n a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane
- To keep her steady in rough seas she will contain a $1,000,000 gyrostabilizer weighing 300 tons.
- A prolific inventor (gyrocompass, gyrostabilizer, airplane "Mecaviator," superpower searchlights, airway beacons), he holds over 400 patents, some 12 important awards and .
- Rock love is something a body has in the heart, like a steamship's giant gyrostabilizer, to keep from floundering on temptation or drifting with the storm.