CIRCUMNAVIGATE
circumnavigate, compass
(verb) travel around, either by plane or ship; “We compassed the earth”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
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.
Synonyms
• (travel completely around): compass, go around, sail around
• (circumvent): circumvent, go round
Hypernyms
• 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