circumnavigate

[ sur-kuh m-nav-i-geyt ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt /

to sail or fly around; make the circuit of by navigation: to circumnavigate the earth.

to go or maneuver around: to circumnavigate the heavy downtown traffic.

Origin of circumnavigate

1625–35; < Latin circumnāvigātus (past participle of circumnāvigāre), equivalent to circum- circum- + nāvigātus; see navigate

cir·cum·nav·i·ga·ble

[sur-kuh m-nav-i-guh-buh l] /ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪ gə bəl/, adjective cir·cum·nav·i·ga·tion, noun cir·cum·nav·i·ga·tor, noun cir·cum·nav·i·ga·to·ry

[sur-kuh m-nav-i-guh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪ gəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

The only way whereby this could be accomplished was by a circumnavigation of the Continent of Africa.

The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus |George Jones
It must be remembered that he was twice to see the king, once on his tour of circumnavigation, and then after he had completed it.

Stanley in Africa |James P. Boyd
While Banks searched for insects and plants, Cook sat writing up his Journal of the circumnavigation.

A Book of Discovery |Margaret Bertha (M. B.) Synge
The discovery of the line of no magnetic variation, which, as we shall see, eventually led to the circumnavigation of the earth.

History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume II (of 2) |John William Draper

By the union of these two parties, the circumnavigation of Lake Michigan had been completely made.

Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 |Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

circumnavigate

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌɡeɪt) /

(tr) to sail or fly completely around

circumnavigable, adjective circumnavigation, noun circumnavigator, noun