rotary

noun

Definition of rotarynext
as in roundabout

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Recent Examples of rotary 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 Standard Rotary Blade Push Mower To adjust the mower height on a standard rotary-blade push mower, start by locating the adjustment levers. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 6 June 2026 The laser assembly was mounted on a high-precision industrial rotary stage and a gimbal capable of rapidly adjusting its position to follow moving targets. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 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
  • It is slated to be built in Memorial Circle, a roundabout near the main entrance to the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • If an emergency vehicle is approaching, exit the roundabout before pulling over; do not stop inside the roundabout.
    — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of roundabout
Noun
  • 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
  • The traffic circle where the arch would sit is right between the two landmarks.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of traffic circle
Noun
  • The project aims to improve Santa Fe Street from Ridgeview to Mur Len roads and construct a new interchange at Interstate 35.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Roadway preservation work is set to close lanes and bring delays along a key Boise interchange for nearly two weeks, the Idaho Transportation Department announced Wednesday.
    — Rose Evans August 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 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
  • More importantly, part two closes an emotional circle that the first one had just begun to delineate.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That touchdown served as a full-circle moment for Ahmed and Washington, who are now on the Bears and Colts’ practice squads, respectively.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of circle

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“Rotary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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