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

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