gyratory

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/d͡ʒaɪˈɹeɪ.təɹ.i/
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/d͡ʒaɪˈɹeɪ.təɹ.i/ · /ˈd͡ʒaɪ.ɹə.təɹ.i/

Definition of gyratory

2 senses · 2 parts of speech

adj

  1. Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.
    “In the late eighties and early nineties several new types of movable spans were advocated , including the pull-back draw, the jackknife span, the bob-tail swing, the horizontal-folding draw, the shearpole draw, the gyratory lift, the transbordeur, the double-cantilever swing, several types of bascule, and the vertical lift.”
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adj

  1. Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.
    “In the late eighties and early nineties several new types of movable spans were advocated , including the pull-back draw, the jackknife span, the bob-tail swing, the horizontal-folding draw, the shearpole draw, the gyratory lift, the transbordeur, the double-cantilever swing, several types of bascule, and the vertical lift.”

noun

  1. (UK)A large traffic roundabout with non-standard lane markings or priorities, or with buildings on the central island.

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