'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe.
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Gyre
/d͡ʒaɪ.ə/
Synonyms for "gyre" (168 found)
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afreetbaba yagabarghestcacodemoncharybdiscirclecirclingcircuitcircuiteercircuitioncircuitousnesscircuitrycircularitycirculatecirculationcircumambiencecircumambiencycircumambulatecircumambulationcircumflexion
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basin circulationcirculate
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helixhellionincubusindirectioninvolutejinnijinniyehkinklamialaplilithmaelstrommake a circuitmeanderingorbitorbitingpirouettepivotpurlrakshasa
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rat racereelrevolutionrevolveringletrollrotaterotationroundroundaboutnessroundingsatanscrewscrollsheduskirtspinspiralspiralingsuccubussurgesurroundswingswirlswiveltendrilthe undeadturnturn a pirouetteturn aroundturn roundturningtwirltwistvampirevolutevolutionvortexwamblewheelwheelingwhirlwhirligigwhirlpoolwhirlwindwhorlwindyogini
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12 entriesNorth Atlantic gyreNorth Pacific gyrecyclonic gyregyre aboutgyre aroundgyre circulationgyre inwardgyre outwardgyre rapidlygyre with momentumocean gyresubtropical gyre
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While all other seas in the world are defined at least in part by land boundaries, the Sargasso Sea is defined only by ocean currents. It lies within the Northern Atlantic Subtropical Gyre.
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The area is a gyre, essentially a big whirlpool that traps and swirls the debris which, unlike other types of trash in the ocean, never bio-degrades.
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Quick, and more quick he ſpins in giddy Gires, / Then falls, and in much Foam his Soul expires.
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