gorgon

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So all those government types using technologies like "gorgon stare" from aircraft and other aerial platforms aren't consequential?

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(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone

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noun

(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone

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noun

(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone

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So all those government types using technologies like "gorgon stare" from aircraft and other aerial platforms aren't consequential?

But if a human is piloting a helipcopter with a "gorgon stare"-esque technology attached, seems pretty much the same. I guess I'm unsure what about the autonomous flying is what draws people ire, rather than just overhead surveillance as a concept.

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How do you use gorgon in a sentence?

So all those government types using technologies like "gorgon stare" from aircraft and other aerial platforms aren't consequential?

What does gorgon mean?

(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone