CIRCUMNAVIGATE

[cir.cum.nav.i.gate] vt [L circumnavigatus, pp. of circumnavigare to sail around, fr. circum- + navigare to navigate] (1634): to go completely around (as the earth) esp. by water; also: to go around instead of through: bypass "~ a congested area" -- cir.cum.nav.i.ga.tion n -- cir.cum.nav.i.ga.tor n