rotary

noun

Definition of rotarynext
as in roundabout

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Recent Examples of rotary When sprinklers get silly In 2024, New York University applied mathematician Leif Ristroph and several colleagues built their own custom sprinkler that incorporated ultra-low-friction rotary bearings so their device could spin freely. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026 The user turns the rotary wheel like a dial and the screen moves fluidly with uninterrupted real-time control over pace and direction. — Shirl Leigh july 12, New Atlas, 12 July 2026 To the west in Duarte, an old tan rotary phone with a very long cord hangs on a tree in a garden. — Staff Photographer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 As with its other disco dance floors in Delray Beach and around the country, this location will be adorned in Farrah Fawcett posters, trucker hats and rotary telephones, serve retro drinks like a Dirty Ash Tray and bump to the Bee Gees and Earth, Wind & Fire. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rotary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotary
  1. roundabout
  2. traffic circle
  3. interchange
  4. cloverleaf
  5. circle
Noun
  • First phase work requires engineers to evaluate the intersection’s current setup and and plan for how a roundabout will improve traffic flow and reduce delays, city officials said.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The turning-lane design — as well as a new roundabout just down the road at Boise Avenue — could reduce crashes by 31%, according to the appeal.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of roundabout
Noun
  • Storing explosive ammunition and stationing snipers in the middle of a busy traffic circle close to other, more secure military locations, including the Pentagon, strikes many observers as simultaneously dangerous and ridiculous.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The traffic circle at Eagle and Amity roads in South Meridian was previously the county’s lone full dual-lane roundabout — meaning with two lanes going the full way around.
    — Rose Evans August 16, Idaho Statesman, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of traffic circle
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  • Banks may recoup some of the cost by charging merchants their own digital-euro transaction fee, although critics argue this is effectively re-creating the interchange model the digital euro was meant to disrupt.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • At least one billboard was at the Highway 50-Interstate 80 interchange in West Sacramento a few miles from the largest year-over-year increase.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of interchange
Noun
  • But residents of the surrounding area have complained for years that the nearby cloverleaf interchange for Colfax Avenue and Federal Boulevard divides the community and creates unsafe conditions for pedestrians and drivers.
    — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
  • To avoid traffic jams, the avenues that connect each sector of the city were designed without intersections; instead, the intersections have cloverleaf interchanges.
    — Sophia La Banca, JSTOR Daily, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of cloverleaf
Noun
  • Katie’s ability to bring these people together has attracted interest beyond her circle of friends.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The short list, winner’s circle and select encore sections will be announced at a later date.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of circle

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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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