gyro
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- 1A Greek sandwich filled with grilled meat, tomato, onion, and a creamy yogurt sauce.
Like a wrap, but folded inside soft flatbread.
We grabbed a gyro from the food truck after the concert.
She ordered a gyro with extra tzatziki sauce for lunch.
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- 2SayJY-rohUS/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/A part that senses turning, or a spinning wheel that keeps its balance, used to keep machines steady or find direction.
Like a spinning top that wants to keep pointing the same way.
The drone's gyro keeps it level even in gusty wind.
Without a working gyro, the toy robot kept tipping over.
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- 3SayJY-rohUS/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/A compass that uses a fast-spinning wheel to point to true north instead of magnetic north.
Like a compass that ignores magnets and finds north on its own.
The navigator checked the gyro to make sure the ship was steering true north.
Unlike a magnetic compass, the gyro is not pulled off course by the steel hull.
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- 4SayJY-rohUS/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/A small aircraft that flies using a freely spinning rotor on top, a bit like a simple helicopter.
Like a helicopter, but the top rotor spins on its own in the wind.
The pilot landed the gyro in a short grassy field.
A gyro needs much less runway than a normal plane.
- 5SayJY-rohUS/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹoʊ/UK/ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹəʊ/A part on a BMX bike that lets the handlebars spin all the way around without tangling the brake cables.
Like a swivel that keeps cords from twisting up when something spins.
He installed a gyro so he could spin the bars during tricks.
Her BMX has a gyro, so the handlebars turn fully without snagging the brakes.
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Origins
A short form of the word "gyroscope."
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 1 fact
- Gyro originated as a shortened form of gyroscope. en.wiktionary.org
From Greek "gyros," meaning turning, because the meat turns on a spit.
Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 3 facts
- The food name gyro derives from Greek gyros. en.wikipedia.org
- Greek gyros means turning. en.wikipedia.org
- The name refers to the meat turning on a spit. en.wiktionary.org