circumnavigate
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumnavigate in British English:
UK [ˌsɜ:kəmˈnævɪgeɪt]
How to pronounce circumnavigate in American English:
US [ˌsɜrkəmˈnævɪgeɪt]
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- Verb:
- travel around, either by plane or ship
Word Origin
- circumnavigate (v.)
- 1630s, from Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare "to sail round," from circum "around" (see circum-) + navigare (see navigation). Related: Circumnavigated; circumnavigating; circumnavigable.
Example
- 1. The most economical way to circumnavigate is to buy a round-the-world air ticket that uses one airline alliance .
- 2. Ferdinand magellan 's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe .
- 3. Circumnavigate the rainforest & proboscis monkey centre .
- 4. It was one of the last great frontiers in aviation : to circumnavigate the globe in a balloon .
- 5. If you make multiple submissions to jewelry mall in either an attempt to hurry us or to circumnavigate our requirements you will not be listed .