circumnavigation
kəmˈnæv verb (used with object), cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing.
1.
to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.
2.
to go or maneuver around: to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic.
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to sail or fly completely around | |
| circum'navigable | |
| —adj | |
| circumnavi'gation | |
| —n | |
| circum'navigator | |
| —n | |
| circumnavigate (ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to sail or fly completely around | |
| circum'navigable | |
| —adj | |
| circumnavi'gation | |
| —n | |
| circum'navigator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
circumnavigate
1630s, from L. circumnavigare, from circum "around" + navigare (see navigation).
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