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Circumnavigate

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Verb

1. circumnavigate, compass

travel around, either by plane or ship

Example Sentences:
'We compassed the earth'

compass

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Circumnavigate

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verb

(transitive)

to sail or fly completely around

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Circumnavigate

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verb transitiveWord forms: ˌcircumˈnaviˌgated or ˌcircumˈnaviˌgating

to sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)

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Circumnavigate

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tr.v. cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, cir·cum·nav·i·gates

1. To proceed completely around: circumnavigating the earth.

2. To go around; circumvent: circumnavigate the downtown traffic.

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