SINS

[ sinz ]

noun

1. a gyroscopic device indicating the exact speed and position of a vessel, as indicated by differences in positions over a given period on a given course, as well as the direction of true north.

Word History and Origins

Origin of SINS¹

s(hip's) i(nertial) n(avigation) s(ystem)

Example Sentences

Just before the half hour they muscled their way to a penalty try from a driven line-out with blind-side flanker Duarte Torgal getting binned for his sins.

From BBC

For above all else, my deepest commitment is to the person of Jesus Christ, my saviour and my God; the bearer of the sins and burdens of the world, and the hope of every person.

From BBC

If horror is about being unable to escape the repressed sins of the past, then it’s no wonder the 2024 presidential election feels as if we’re living in a horror movie.

From Slate

It does not cost anything, just a public act of atonement for past sins.

From BBC

When he left the Pentagon, he dedicated himself to pontificating on the abundant sins of the Defense Department — and he was mostly right.

From Salon