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

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

Inside the box is an old rotary telephone.

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

Also, there was a phone in the room, but it had a tiny lock on its rotary dial so that you could not use it without a key.

From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo

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

Towards three o'clock the low drone of the rotaries in the cellar made itself felt rather than heard; the early edition for the country was being run off.

From Jennie Baxter, Journalist by Robert Barr