circumnavigator

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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