artificial horizon
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Inspired by a child's spinning top toy, Serson wondered if he could create an artificial horizon - something that would stay level, even as a ship lurched and swayed around it.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2019
The entire zone which defined the landscape of my life was now bounded by a continuous artificial horizon, formed by the raised parapets and embankments of the motorways and their access roads and interchanges.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2014
In addition to radio, both for beacon reception and conversation, the United Air Lines plane was equipped with rate-of-climb indicator, artificial horizon and directional gyro, helpful instruments which the Navy planes lacked.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its instrument panel, with more than 30 dials including the invaluable "artificial horizon," offered practically every known aid to navigation.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the artificial horizon was arranged, the sultan and all his attendants had a peep at the sun, and the breach of etiquette which Clapperton had committed, seemed to be entirely forgotten.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish
