circular+course

  • 51racetracks — n. racecourse, circular course on which races are held …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 52revolution — noun 1》 a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system.     ↘(in Marxism) the class struggle expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism. 2》 a dramatic and wide reaching change: marketing… …

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  • 53compass — I. v. a. 1. Encompass, environ, surround, encircle, enclose, engird, embrace, compass about, stretch round. 2. Besiege, invest, beset, beleaguer, block, blockade, hem in, hedge in, wall in, lay siege to. 3. Attain, obtain, procure, accomplish,… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 54track — 1 noun 1 ROAD (C) a narrow road with a rough uneven surface that cars can travel on: The road leading to the farm was little more than a rough track. | a deeply rutted cart track 2 PATH (C) a narrow path, especially one made by people or animals… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 55gyre — [[t]dʒaɪər[/t]] n. 1) a ring or circle 2) a circular course or motion 3) oce a ringlike system of ocean currents rotating clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere • Etymology: 1560–70; < L gȳrus < …

    From formal English to slang

  • 56gyre — /ˈdʒaɪə / (say juyuh) noun 1. a ring or circle. 2. a circular course or motion. 3. Oceanography a swirling anticlockwise basin wide current, as within the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, which affects ocean life and climate patterns. {Latin… …

  • 57revolution — ► NOUN 1) a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system. 2) a dramatic and far reaching change. 3) motion in orbit or in a circular course or round an axis or centre. 4) the single completion of an orbit or… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 58revolutionist — revolution ► NOUN 1) a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system. 2) a dramatic and far reaching change. 3) motion in orbit or in a circular course or round an axis or centre. 4) the single completion of an… …

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  • 59revolution — n. 1 a the forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new system. b (in Marxism) the replacement of one ruling class by another; the class struggle which is expected to lead to political change and the triumph of communism …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 60landing circle — noun : a roughly circular course flown by an airplane just prior to landing especially on a carrier …

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