circumnavigate, compass
(verb) travel around, either by plane or ship; “We compassed the earth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
circumnavigate (third-person singular simple present circumnavigates, present participle circumnavigating, simple past and past participle circumnavigated)
(transitive) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
(transitive) To circumvent or bypass.
(intransitive, sailing) To sail around the world.
• (travel completely around): compass, go around, sail around
• (circumvent): circumvent, go round
• navigate
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*nav"i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Circumnavigated; p. pr. & vb. n. Circumnavigating.] Etym: [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.]
Definition: To sail completely round. Having circumnavigated the whole earth. T. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
