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strapdown

strapdown noun: an inertial navigation system that eliminates the gimbal in favour of a lightweight digital computer having sensors that are simply strapped to the vehicle.

Noun

strapdown (plural strapdowns)

  1. An inertial navigation system that eliminates the gimbal in favour of a lightweight digital computer having sensors that are simply strapped to the vehicle.

Forms of strapdown

pluralstrapdowns

Origin of strapdown

From strap + down.

Questions about strapdown

What does strapdown mean?
Strapdown means an inertial navigation system that eliminates the gimbal in favour of a lightweight digital computer having sensors that are simply strapped to the vehicle.
What part of speech is strapdown?
Strapdown is a noun.
What is the plural of strapdown?
The plural of strapdown is strapdowns.

Words near strapdown in the dictionary

  1. strap-on
  2. strap-ons
  3. strapadictomies
  4. strapadictomy
  5. strapatsada
  6. strapdown
  7. strapdowns
  8. straped
  9. straphang
  10. straphanger
  11. straphangers

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