Gyre (?), n. [L. gyrus, Gr. , cf. 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.
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Gyre, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See Gyrate.]
To turn round; to gyrate.
[Obs.]
Bp. Hall. Drayton.
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