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gyratory

[jahy-ruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈdʒaɪ rəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
ADJECTIVE
revolving
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ADJECTIVE
whirling
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Dr Malik Saleh, a dentist stuck at the Hanger Lane gyratory, has been forced to cancel appointments.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2021

Activists have also blocked Wandsworth Bridge, Arnos Grove and the Hanger Lane gyratory, the group says.

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

The double gyratory motion of the crusher, C, causes it to approach all portions of the lining, L, crushing whatever lies between.

From Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures by Various

The rapid gyratory motion of the cylinder, along with the erosive action of the metallic agglomerate, rapidly wears away the rock, and causes the descent of the perforator.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 by Various




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