circumnavigation

Variant of circumnavigate

circumnavigate Definition

circum·navi·gate (-nav′ə gāt′)

transitive verb circumnavigated -·gat′ed, circumnavigating -·gat′·ing

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

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

Related Forms:

circumnavigation cir′cum·nav′i·ga′·tion noun
circumnavigator cir′cum·nav′i·ga′·tor noun

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