Definition of circumnavigate Circumnavigate

/sɚkʌmnæˈvʌgejˈt/ - [serkumnatvugeyt] - cir•cum•nav•i•gate

We found 9 definitions of circumnavigate from 6 different sources.

What does circumnavigate mean?

WordNet

Verb circumnavigates, circumnavigating, circumnavigated
circumnavigate - travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
		compass
		circle travel around something; "circle the globe"

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Wiktionary

circumnavigate (Verb)
To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail.
circumnavigate (Verb)
To circumvent or bypass.
circumnavigate (Verb)
To sail around the world.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

circumnavigate (v. t.)
To sail completely round.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

circumnavigate
To travel completely around somewhere or something.
circumnavigate
To avoid an obstacle by going around it.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

circumnavigate
sėr-kum-nav′i-gāt, v.t. to sail round.—adj. Circumnav′igable, capable of being circumnavigated.—ns. Circumnavigā′tion; Circumnav′igator, one who sails round. [See Navigate.]

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circumnavigate, verb, present, 1st person singular of circumnavigate (infinitive).
circumnavigate, verb (infinitive).

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