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gyre
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3 definitions • 3 examples
1
a
circular
pattern
of
ocean
currents
(=
flows
of water in a
particular
direction
):
Examples:
The
area
is one of the world’s five
major
ocean
gyres –
huge
systems
of
rotating
currents
.
2
a
circular
movement
in which each
circle
is
above
,
below
, or
wider
than the one before:
Examples:
The
hawk
wheels
in a widening gyre.
3
to move in
circles
:
Examples:
He
liked
to
sketch
gyring
vultures
.
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