Associations to the word «Gyro»

Wiktionary

GYRO, noun. A gyroscope
GYRO, noun. A gyrocompass
GYRO, noun. An autogyro
GYRO, noun. A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

Dictionary definition

GYRO, noun. A Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread.
GYRO, noun. Rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.