Circumnavigate Definition

sûrkəm-năvĭ-gāt
circumnavigated, circumnavigating
verb
circumnavigated, circumnavigating
To proceed completely around.
Circumnavigating the earth.
American Heritage
To sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)
Webster's New World
To go around; circumvent.
Circumnavigate the downtown traffic.
American Heritage

To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.

We circumnavigated the Mediterranean.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary

Origin of Circumnavigate

  • From Latin circumnāvigātus, perfect passive participle of circumnāvigō (“sail round something, circumnavigate”), from circum (“about, around”) + nāvigō (“sail, navigate”), from nāvis (“ship”) + agō (“do”). Surface analysis: circum- +‎ navigate.

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