gyrenoun [ C ]
/ˈdʒaɪər//ˈdʒaɪɚ/specialized geography a circular pattern of ocean currents (= flows of water in a particular direction):
The area is one of the world’s five major ocean gyres – huge systems of rotating currents.
literary a circular movement in which each circle is above, below, or wider than the one before:
The hawk wheels in a widening gyre.
gyreverb [ I ]
/ˈdʒaɪər//ˈdʒaɪɚ/literary to move in circles:
He liked to sketch gyring vultures.