| 单词 | gyro-car |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgyro-car gyro-car n. (a) a monorail car or carriage which is balanced by means of gyroscopes driven at high speed in opposite directions; (b) a two-wheeled motor car whose balance and steering are controlled by gyroscopes. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > monorail car monorail1884 gyro-car1909 monorailer1963 society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > two-wheeled car gyro-car1909 1909 Westm. Gaz. 8 Nov. 8/3 The gyro-car, as Herr Scherl calls it, is to make a series of runs..in the Exhibition Hall at the Zoological Gardens. 1909 Daily Chron. 11 Nov. 1/6 We waited for the gyro-car to emerge from its shed. 1961 Ford Bulletin 14 Apr. 2/5 The Gyron is not the first two-wheeled gyro car. 1970 B. Wallis in Daily Tel. 16 Oct. (Colour Suppl.) 46/2 I am convinced that the car of the future will be a gyroscopically-controlled two-wheeler, with one wheel in the front, the other behind... When my gyrocar cornered it would, irrespective of speed, heel over at the correct angle. < as lemmas |
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