circuit

noun

• 1a roughly circular line, route, or movement that starts and finishes at the same place:I ran a circuit of the village
• British a track used for motor racing, horse racing, or athletics: Hockenheim was a fast circuit but was regarded as one of the safest

• 2an established itinerary of events or venues used for a particular activity, typically involving sport or public performance:the alternative cabaret circuit
• a series of athletic exercises performed consecutively in one training session: [as modifier]:circuit training
• a regular journey made by a judge around a particular district to hear cases in court: [as modifier]:a circuit judge
• a district administered or formerly administered by travelling judges: the six circuits of England and Wales replaced the old system of assizes
• a group of local Methodist Churches forming an administrative unit: the success of any chapel or Methodist circuit depended on the minister
• a chain of theatres or cinemas under a single management:the company also bought cinema circuits in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia

• 3a complete and closed path around which a circulating electric current can flow: the maximum number of light fittings on a circuit is twelve
• a system of electrical conductors and components forming an electrical circuit: control circuits

verb

• move all the way around (a place or thing): the trains will follow the Northern line, circuiting the capital