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gyro
1[ jahy-roh ]
gyro
2[ yeer-oh, jahy-roh ]
noun
- meat, usually lamb, roasted on a vertical spit, then thinly sliced, topped with onions, and usually served in a sandwich of pita bread.
gyro-
3- a combining form meaning “ring,” “circle,” “spiral,” used in the formation of compound words:
gyromagnetic; gyroscope.
gyro-
1combining_form
- indicating rotating or gyrating motion
gyroscope
- indicating a spiral
- indicating a gyroscope
gyrocompass
gyro
2/ ˈɪəʊ /
noun
- See gyrocompass
- See gyroscope
Word History and Origins
Origin of gyro3
Word History and Origins
Origin of gyro1
Example Sentences
It was a harsh reminder that under the idyllic white villages dotted with gyros restaurants, hot tubs in AirBnB rentals, and vineyards on rich volcanic soil, two tectonic plates grind in the Earth's crust.
The beef and Fritos bag earned the highest rating of 7.9, while the chicken and gyro meat bags earned much lower scores.
A lunch truck pulled up to sell gyros to hungry folks in the crowd, irrespective of their politics.
A nearby bus depot is a hub for commuters and tempts them to linger with a boba tea shop, a gyro stand and an outdoor cinema.
But the “sweeper” slider would offer hitters a different plane and pitch shape completely different from his high 90s fastballs up in the zone, the gyro slider down in the zone and his sinking changeup.
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