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counter-clockwise

Definitions

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  • adjective US Counterclockwise; Anticlockwise.
  • adverb US Counterclockwise; anticlockwise.

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Examples

  • As the cracking honed in 5 one thousand I waved pots and pans, tap danced counter-clockwise and chanted for shockwaves to lift me like a spectacle of fireworks.

    Tap Dancing to Voltage Meg Tuite 2011

  • As the image resolved, it began a slow counter-clockwise rotation, with the computer supplying pointers and blocks of informative text drawn from the medical database.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011

  • The southward extension of counter-clockwise flow all the way to the Gulf of Mexico is something we haven't seen for several months, and is consistent with the expected pattern shift.

    Tropical Storm Matthew may threaten U.S. Greg Postel 2010

  • They included counter-clockwise from center: the wonderful Spanish white anchovies -- Boquerones, that are an entertaining staple at Larry and Susan's table, lightly roasted little tomatoes with fresh mozzarella on crostini, grilled flat beans, sautéed Padron peppers (the one's flown in from California), pickles, grilled sweet peppers and the ground beef and bacon sliders -- ketchup on the side.

    Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley Steve Poses 2010

  • I planned to start in Ecuador and move counter-clockwise to Brazil over a period of two months.

    Marie Elena Martinez: Reflecting on Hispanic Heritage Through the Lens of Travel Marie Elena Martinez 2010

  • Over the next several days, an upper-level area of of low pressure (with a counter-clockwise circulation) will migrate southeastward from the Northern Plains.

    Tropical Storm Matthew may threaten U.S. Greg Postel 2010

  • These storms are called "Nor'easters" because the counter-clockwise circulation around a low pressure system on the Atlantic coast pushes moist sea air from the north-east into arctic air over the land.

    tingilinde: 2010

  • As the image resolved, it began a slow counter-clockwise rotation, with the computer supplying pointers and blocks of informative text drawn from the medical database.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011

  • These storms are called "Nor'easters" because the counter-clockwise circulation around a low pressure system on the Atlantic coast pushes moist sea air from the north-east into arctic air over the land.

    the midatlantic blizzards of early february 2010

  • They included counter-clockwise from center: the wonderful Spanish white anchovies -- Boquerones, that are an entertaining staple at Larry and Susan's table, lightly roasted little tomatoes with fresh mozzarella on crostini, grilled flat beans, sautéed Padron peppers (the one's flown in from California), pickles, grilled sweet peppers and the ground beef and bacon sliders -- ketchup on the side.

    Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley Steve Poses 2010

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