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   Cir·cum·nav·i·gate

   /ˌsərkəmˈnavəˌɡāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world): "he undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less"
   • ▪ go around or avoid (an obstacle): "he helped her to circumnavigate a frozen puddle"
   • ▪ avoid dealing with (something difficult or unpleasant): "they circumnavigated the issue"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin circumnavigare ‘to sail round’ + -ate3.

   Derivatives

   • 1. circumnavigator noun

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   Learn the meaning of circumnavigate, a verb that means to go completely around especially by water or to bypass something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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   What does it mean to circumnavigate the world?

   • To circumnavigate the world is to travel all the way round it; a circumcircle is a circle that touches all the vertices of a geometrical figure.

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   What is another word for circumnavigate?

   • the first ship to circumnavigate the globe. Synonyms for circumnavigate. circle, circuit, circumvent, compass, encircle, girdle, orbit,

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   How long did it take to circumnavigate the world?

   • , cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing. to circumnavigate the earth. to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic. It wasn’t the fastest—it took almost a year and a half to circumnavigate the globe, traveling 26,718 miles and stopping in 17 different cities.

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   How many times he circumnavigated the world?

   • He has twice circumnavigated the world and has been on numerous overland expeditions. They have sailed over 200,000 miles together, having circumnavigated the world both east-about and west-about. She circumnavigated the globe twice, documenting her journeys extensively. He continued to sail and circumnavigated three more times.

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   Circumnavigate definition: to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation. See examples of CIRCUMNAVIGATE used in a sentence.

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   Circumnavigate means to sail all the way around something or to move around something to avoid it. Learn more about this verb, its synonyms, related words, and usage examples from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Circumnavigate means to sail all the way around something or to move around something to avoid it. Learn more about this verb, its synonyms, related words, and usage examples from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Circumnavigate means to travel around in a big circle. When you circumnavigate the world, will you do it in a boat or a hot air balloon?

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   Circumnavigate means to sail or fly completely around something, such as the world or an island. Learn the word frequency, pronunciation, synonyms, collocations, and usage examples of circumnavigate from Collins English Dictionary.

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    Circumnavigate means to sail or fly completely around something, or to go or maneuver around something. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and translations of this verb in different languages.