| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin circumnavigatus, past participle of circumnavigare to sail around, from circum- + navigare to sail — more at circum- , navigate
1. : to go or travel completely around (as the earth) especially by water
circumnavigate the globe in a small craft
2. : to go around as opposed to going through (as a congested area) : skirt , bypass
roads … which neatly circumnavigate industrial areas — Joseph Wechsberg