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Artificial horizon

An instrument that displays the pitch and roll of an aircraft in flight by comparing its attitude to a gyroscopically-maintained indication of the flat horizon line.

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noun
  1. 1

    An instrument that displays the pitch and roll of an aircraft in flight by comparing its attitude to a gyroscopically-maintained indication of the flat horizon line.

  2. 2

    A small trough containing mercury, the surface of which shows a reflection of the celestial bodies.

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