circumnavigate

 
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