"IRU" meaning in English

See IRU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: IRUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} IRU (plural IRUs)
  1. (aerospace) Initialism of inertial reference unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: inertial reference unit Categories (topical): Aerospace

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