gyrocompass in English
noun
1
a nonmagnetic compass in which the direction of true north is maintained by a continuously driven gyroscope whose axis is parallel to the earth's axis of rotation.
Unlike a conventional gyrocompass that typically must operate for an hour or more before it can provide useful information, the GPS compass is usually ready for use in less than five minutes.
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2. At this moment Lion's gyrocompass failed, and she made a complete circle before her steering was brought under control again.
3. In the beginnings of the 20th century a gyrocompass (Astrocompass) the non magnetic compass which was invented in order to determine the true north not the magnetic north