rotary
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Lockheed said it had higher volumes and munitions ramp ups across all its units, including aeronautics, missiles and fire control, space, and rotary and mission systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
There’s also an interfacing rotary selector in the center console for your dialing convenience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
She’s examining a gold pocket watch that looks like it’s even older than her rotary phone.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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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
The pilots are standing by to start the rotaries the instant we lurch.
From The Sky Trap by Frank Belknap Long
Vocabulary lists containing rotary
"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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