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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By the end of the year, the team had played an MLS-record 53 games in four countries and two continents, traveling far enough to circumnavigate the globe 2½ times.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
This marks the first time D.C. is serving as a port for the race, which covers 40,000 nautical miles while circumnavigating the globe, and this is the only East Coast stop for the 11 teams.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Why Hot Air Balloons Never Really (Ahem) Took Off
More than two centuries after the invention of ballooning, Steve Fossett became the first person to solo circumnavigate the world in a balloon.
—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
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
This marks the first time D.C. is serving as a port for the race, which covers 40,000 nautical miles while circumnavigating the globe, and this is the only East Coast stop for the 11 teams.
—Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
Why Hot Air Balloons Never Really (Ahem) Took Off
More than two centuries after the invention of ballooning, Steve Fossett became the first person to solo circumnavigate the world in a balloon.
—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
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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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