how to pronounce rotary

/ˈɹoʊtɚiː/

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rotary is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of rotary in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the fixed and rotary wing aircraft …”

meanings of rotary

noun:

Any of the clubs making up the international Rotary International movement for community service.
A traffic circle.

adjective:

Capable of rotation. A rotary engine revolves the heads rather than having pistons go back and forth.

rotary frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word rotary occurs in english on average 2.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics rotary can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that rotary can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;