Gyre (jīr), n. [L. gyrus,
Gr. gy^ros, cf. gyro`s round.] A circular
motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a turn or revolution;
a circuit.
Quick and more quick he spins in giddy
gyres.
Dryden.
Still expanding and ascending
gyres.
Mrs. Browning. Gyre, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer,
girer. See Gyrate.] To turn round; to
gyrate. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Drayton.