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  • noun Plural form of gyrocompass.

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Examples

  • The problem, though, is that aircraft gyrocompasses drift and wind currents push small planes around.

    The Making of a Pilot 2008

  • These include echo sounders, sonars, anemometers, gyrocompasses, autopilots, GPS receivers and many other types of electronic devices.

    mytreo.net 2009

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