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Definition gyre in British English

gyre noun

noun
1

a circular current in the ocean

Example

Several major sea currents also converge in the gyre and bring with them most of the flotsam from the Pacific coasts of Southeast Asia, North America, Canada and Mexico.

Definition gyre in British English