Answer: gimbals

AnswerCrossword Clue
GIMBALSShipboard device, as for holding compass level.
GIMBALSPivoting gizmos
gimbals(used with a sing. v.) contrivance, consisting of a ring or base on an axis, that permits an object, as a ship's compass, mounted in or on it to tilt freely in any direction, in effect suspending the object so that it will remain horizontal even when its