circumnavigate
verb [T] (SAIL AROUND) /ˌsɜː.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/
/ˌsɝː-/ formalDefinition
› to sail all the way around something: They circumnavigated Cape Horn Island in canoes.Navigation and shipwrecksSailing and boating circumnavigation /sɜː.kəmˌnæv.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
/ˌsɝː-/ noun [C or U] formal › a circumnavigation of the globe from west to eastNavigation and shipwrecksJourneysSailing and boating
/ˌsɝː-/ noun [C or U] formal › a circumnavigation of the globe from west to eastNavigation and shipwrecksJourneysSailing and boating(Definition of circumnavigate verb (SAIL AROUND) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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