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 Definitions of gyrocompass  [ˈdʒaɪ roʊˌkʌm pəs]  

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Definition of 'gyrocompass' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gyrocompass
a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor that registers the direction of true north along the surface of the earth.

Etymology:  (1905–10)

Definition of 'gyrocompass' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) gyrocompass
a compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead

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