GYRE

gyre|gire. Gyre, or Gire, [g soft] n. a circle, ring, turn, fit

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Gyre (jīr), n. [[L. gyrus, Gr. γυ̑ροσ, cf. γυρόσ round.]] A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution; a circuit. Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. Dryden. Still expanding and ascending gyres. Mrs. Browning.