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circumnavigate
(cir¦cum|navi|gate)
Pronunciation:
/səːkəmˈnavɪgeɪt/
verb
[
with object
]
sail all the way around (something, especially the world):
he undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less
humorous
go around or across (something):
he helped her to circumnavigate a frozen puddle
Derivatives
circumnavigation
Pronunciation:
/-ˈgeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
circumnavigator
noun
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