| NOUN | food | gyro | a Greek sandwich |
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| artifact | gyro, gyroscope | rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction |
| Sounds | jhay'row. | |
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| Rhymes | Afro ... zero: 75 rhymes with row... | |
| Meaning | A Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread. | |
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| Parts | pita, pocket bread | usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling |
| Broader | sandwich | Two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them |
| Meaning | rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction. | |
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| Synonym | gyroscope | |
| Part of | gyrocompass | A compass that does not depend on magnetism but uses a gyroscope instead |
| gyrostabilizer, gyrostabiliser | A stabilizer consisting of a heavy gyroscope that spins on a vertical axis | |
| Broader | rotating mechanism | A mechanism that rotates |
| Spanish | giroscopio, giróscopo | |
| Catalan | giroscopi | |
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