rotary

Then in 1781 James Watt patented a rotary steam engine that could turn a shaft and thus power a factory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

The compact car has a screen and modern safety features, but relies on physical buttons and a rotary control knob for a more old-school experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

But what was once a small memorial is now just the base of an old rotary phone without the handset.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

To the west in Duarte, an old tan rotary phone with a very long cord hangs on a tree in a garden.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

But she swung the rucksack onto her back, left the car, turned into the Banbury Road, and walked the two or three hundred yards up to where Sunderland Avenue ran left from the rotary.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

But he also sees a unique set of challenges in Boston, pointing to a city that’s “not gridded” and has “windy streets, poor weather, lots of roundabouts or rotaries, crazy intersections.”

From Slate ● Jun. 21, 2018

Modern roundabouts are smaller than old rotaries like the La Salle circle, which allow high speeds.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 9, 2016

Farther south along Main, past a couple more rotaries, you’ll find Manchester Village.

From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2014

Signs and public-service announcements have taught Americans how to negotiate their new rotaries.

From Economist ● Oct. 3, 2013

Good God, you didn't know—" "The rotaries backfired and used up all the oxygen in the engine room.

From The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long