gyratory
/d͡ʒaɪˈɹeɪ.təɹ.i/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A large traffic roundabout with non-standard lane markings or priorities, or with buildings on the central island.
British usage
Example Sentences
- "In the late eighties and early nineties several new types of movable spans were advocated , including the pull-back draw, the jackknife span, the bob-tail swing, the horizontal-folding draw, the shearpole draw, the gyratory lift, the transbordeur, the double-cantilever swing, several types of bascule, and the vertical lift."
Usage
- British usage