A gyrocompass used to provide automatic steering for a ship or aircraft.
（船的）自动操舵装置；（飞机的）自动驾驶仪
Example sentencesExamples
In most ocean-going vessels the gyrocompass is connected electrically to a gyropilot, a device that automatically steers the ship, keeping it on course in accordance with signals from the gyrocompass.
The gyropilot is so expert that it gives passengers a smoother ride than can the pilot himself.
Also installed was a gyrocompass system complete with master compass, steering and bearing repeaters and gyropilot for steering sounding lines.
From the gyrocompass, Sperry developed the gyropilot for steering ships and the automatic gyropilot for stabilizing airplanes.
A central optical bearing device and a gyropilot repeater compass may be arranged in the fore and aft parts, respectively, of the middle console.
Definition of gyropilot in US English:
gyropilot
nounˈjīrəˌpīlət
A gyrocompass used to provide automatic steering for a ship or aircraft.
（船的）自动操舵装置；（飞机的）自动驾驶仪
Example sentencesExamples
From the gyrocompass, Sperry developed the gyropilot for steering ships and the automatic gyropilot for stabilizing airplanes.
A central optical bearing device and a gyropilot repeater compass may be arranged in the fore and aft parts, respectively, of the middle console.
In most ocean-going vessels the gyrocompass is connected electrically to a gyropilot, a device that automatically steers the ship, keeping it on course in accordance with signals from the gyrocompass.
Also installed was a gyrocompass system complete with master compass, steering and bearing repeaters and gyropilot for steering sounding lines.
The gyropilot is so expert that it gives passengers a smoother ride than can the pilot himself.