CIRCUMNAVIGATE


Meaning of CIRCUMNAVIGATE in English

cir ‧ cum ‧ nav ‧ i ‧ gate /ˌsɜːkəmˈnævəɡeɪt, ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪɡeɪt $ ˌsɜːr-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to sail, fly, or travel completely around the Earth, an island etc

—circumnavigation /ˌsɜːkəmnævəˈɡeɪʃ ə n, ˌsɜːkəmnævɪˈɡeɪʃ ə n $ ˌsɜːr-/ noun [uncountable and countable] :

circumnavigation of the world

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.