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gyre

[jahyuhr] / dʒaɪər /
NOUN
circle
Synonyms
STRONG
aureole band belt bowl bracelet circlet circuit circumference circus cirque coil compass cordon corona crown cycle disc disk ecliptic enclosure equator globe halo hoop horizon lap meridian orbit
WEAK
colure full turn parallel of

Example Sentences

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The expedition will travel from Seattle to the Gulf of Alaska and then continue to the subtropical gyre, with a stop in Honolulu, Hawaii.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Even if the gyre of contemporary fandom demands mess, spite, flops and redemption arcs, Lipa glides over all of it, with morally sound politics and an immaculately tasteful book club to spare.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

They were carried to the South Pacific by the South Pacific gyre, a circular ocean current.

From National Geographic • Feb. 21, 2024

Thanks to a persistent circulating current known as a gyre, they’ve collected in a single spot in the middle of the north Pacific.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2023

But the rook has built, and the song-birds quire,    And over the faded lea The lark soars glorying, gyre on gyre,    And he is the bird for me!

From Hawthorn and Lavender with Other Verses by Henley, William Ernest