gyratory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of gyratory
First recorded in 1810–20; gyrat(ion) + -ory 1
Example Sentences
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Activists have also blocked Wandsworth Bridge, Arnos Grove and the Hanger Lane gyratory, the group says.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2021
Dr Malik Saleh, a dentist stuck at the Hanger Lane gyratory, has been forced to cancel appointments.
From BBC • Oct. 4, 2021
Further along is the Double Sky Wheel, a king-sized dumbbell with gyratory center beam supporting two independent wheels that can't decide whether to plunge suicidally earthward or whiz away toward Mars.
From Time Magazine Archive
A vast basin has been thus formed, in which the sweep of the river prolongs itself in gyratory currents.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
Adj. rotating &c. v.; rotary, rotary; circumrotatory†, trochilic†, vertiginous, gyratory; vortical, vorticose†.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark
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