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rotary

ro·tary

UK/ˈɹəʊ.tə.ɹi/ US/ˈɹoʊ.tə.ɹi/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

relating to or characterized by rotation

  • “rotary dial”
2.

marked by or moving in a circle

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noun

1.

a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

  • “the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary”
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Origin

Attested mid 18th century, from Medieval Latin rotarius, from Latin rota (“wheel”).

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