Rotary - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈrəʊtərɪ|  American pronunciation of the word rotary
Brit.  |ˈrəʊt(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word rotary

noun

- a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island (syn: circle, roundabout)
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
- electrical converter consisting of a synchronous machine that converts alternating to direct current or vice versa

adjective

- describing a circle; moving in a circle (syn: circular)

Extra examples

...the convergence of the city's major arteries on a single rotary...

The Rotary Club is behind the fund-raising for the new hospital.

Word forms

noun
singular: rotary
plural: rotaries
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