GYRE
- ring or circle
- circular course or motion
- ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
- a circular or spiral motion or form
- to move in a circle or spiral [v GYRED, GYRES, GYRING]
- a circular or spiral motion or form especially a giant circular oceanic surface current.
- giant circular oceanic surface current