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gyre

/ˈdʒaɪə(r)/noun

उच्चारण जायर

चक्कर, घुमाव, भँवर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] literary

    a circular or spiral movement or shape

    चक्कर, घुमाव, भँवर

    • The hawk rose in a slow gyre above the field.
    • Turning and turning in the widening gyre.

    Synonyms spiral whirl vortex

  2. 2

    [C] technical

    a large system of rotating ocean currents

    महासागरीय धारा-चक्र

    • Plastic waste collects in the North Pacific Gyre.