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circumnavigate

[ sur-kuhm-nav-i-geyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing.

to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation:
to circumnavigate the earth.
to go or maneuver around:
to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic.

circumnavigate

/ ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt /

cir·cum·nav·i·ga·ble [sur-k, uh, m-, nav, -i-g, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
circum·navi·gation noun
circum·navi·gator noun
cir·cum·nav·i·ga·to·ry [sur-k, uh, m-, nav, -i-g, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], adjective

1625–35; < Latin circumnāvigātus (past participle of circumnāvigāre ), equivalent to circum- circum- + nāvigātus; navigate

What happened to Earhart when she disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe in 1937?

How stale and trite the fleet of a Magellan to the adventurous soul who would circumnavigate the archipelagoes of the dead!

An exploring fleet was even sent under Phoenician pilots to circumnavigate Africa.

This is a large and deep bay, which it would have required a day's travel to circumnavigate.

Had Columbus not wished with consuming ardor to circumnavigate the globe, he would never have encountered America.

After that the fish took a notion to circumnavigate the boat, which he proceeded to do in spite of protests from the fisherman.

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