"vortex ring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vortex rings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vortex ring (plural vortex rings)
  1. A toroidal vortex in a fluid or gas, i.e. a region where the fluid mostly spins around an imaginary axis line that forms a closed loop. Wikipedia link: vortex ring
    Sense id: en-vortex_ring-en-noun-gDk4gBem Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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