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Gyron
- - A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief corner.
Gyros
- noun - a Greek sandwich: sliced roast lamb with onion and tomato stuffed into pita bread
- rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
Halon
- noun - a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
Hanoi
- noun - the capital city of Vietnam; located in North Vietnam
Havoc
- noun - violent and needless disturbance
Helot
- noun - (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Hemo-
- - Same as Haema-, Haemo-.
Herod
- noun - king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
Heron
- noun - Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill