circumnavigate

The definition of circumnavigate means to go completely around something.

(verb)

Driving all the way around a parking lot is an example of circumnavigate.

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See circumnavigate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb circumnavigated, circumnavigating

to sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)

Origin: < L circumnavigatus, pp. of circumnavigare: see circum- & navigate

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See circumnavigate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, cir·cum·nav·i·gates
  1. To proceed completely around: circumnavigating the earth.
  2. To go around; circumvent: circumnavigate the downtown traffic.

Related Forms:

  • cirˌcum·navˌi·gaˈtion noun
  • cirˌcum·navˈi·gaˌtor noun

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