1. a circular or spiral motion or form
2. a large-scale circular ocean current
Usage: oceanography

1. to revolve around a fixed point
Usage: literary

Examples

• The North Pacific Gyre is a massive system of rotating ocean currents.
• Plastic debris collects in the center of oceanic gyres.
• The falcon began to gyre in tight circles above its prey.
• Ocean gyres play a crucial role in global climate patterns.
• The leaves caught in a gyre of wind near the building.
• Scientists study how gyres transport nutrients across the ocean.
• The dancer’s movements seemed to gyre around the stage.