circumnavigate
verb
cir·cum·nav·i·gate
ˌsər-kəm-ˈna-və-ˌgāt 
circumnavigated; circumnavigating; circumnavigates
: to go completely around especially by water
circumnavigate the earth
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Examples of circumnavigate in a Sentence
The ship circumnavigated the world.
the first ship to circumnavigate the globe
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More than two centuries after the invention of ballooning, Steve Fossett became the first person to solo circumnavigate the world in a balloon.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Crossing the English Channel, circumnavigating Manhattan or swimming the Catalina Channel are all thrilling to contemplate.
—Ana Little-Saña, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
World cruises, which may not actually circumnavigate the globe entirely, but are generally in a category that covers at least three continents and lasts from 90 to 150 days, generally start around $140 per passenger per night based on double occupancy.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2024
Participants will search for illustrations of blossoms from countries Wavertree visited during its 24-year sailing career, during which the cargo ship circumnavigated the globe at least three times.
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—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Crossing the English Channel, circumnavigating Manhattan or swimming the Catalina Channel are all thrilling to contemplate.
—Ana Little-Saña, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
World cruises, which may not actually circumnavigate the globe entirely, but are generally in a category that covers at least three continents and lasts from 90 to 150 days, generally start around $140 per passenger per night based on double occupancy.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 May 2024
Participants will search for illustrations of blossoms from countries Wavertree visited during its 24-year sailing career, during which the cargo ship circumnavigated the globe at least three times.
Free.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2024
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circumnavigate
verb
cir·cum·nav·i·gate
ˌsər-kəm-ˈnav-ə-ˌgāt
: to go completely around especially by water
circumnavigate the earth
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: to go around instead of through : bypass
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