gyro

gy·ro ¹  (jr)

n. pl. gy·ros

1. A gyroscope.

2. A gyrocompass.

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gy·ro ²  (jr, j-, y-)

n. pl. gy·ros

A sandwich made usually of sliced roasted lamb, onion, and tomato on pita bread.

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[From Modern Greek guros, a turning, from Greek gros, circle (from the turning of the meat on a spit ).]

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gyro [ˈdʒaɪrəʊ]

n pl -ros

1. (Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) See gyrocompass

2. (Physics / General Physics) See gyroscope

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gyro - a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread pita, pocket bread - usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
	2.	gyro - rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction gyroscope gyrocompass - a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead gyrostabiliser, gyrostabilizer - a stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis; reduces side-to-side rolling of a ship or plane rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates