circumnavigate

Verb

Meaning

To sail completely round.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

compass burke dodge duck circuit travel avoid round tour cross orbit circle roll cruise rounded
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

square straight anchor go through get straight not cross the sea
Show all antonyms

Hypernyms

circle

Related terms

navigate circumnavigation circumnavigator

Derivatives

Circumnavigated circumnavigating

Examples

We compassed the earth Source: Internet

As Ternate did not have enough stock, the ship for which the men had stayed to prepare was used by the Sultan of Ternate to fill Ferdinand Magellan 's last ship, which was the first ship to circumnavigate the world. Source: Internet

Branson has set a series of aviation and nautical adventure records, although he failed, despite numerous attempts, to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in a balloon. Source: Internet

And you can circumnavigate the app entirely with HomeKit. Source: Internet

Nadon's mission was to circumnavigate North America via the Northwest Passage and the Panama Canal, recreating the epic voyage of her predecessor, St. Roch. Source: Internet

Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, and Noonan were four months into an attempt to circumnavigate the globe when they went missing. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

circumnasal circumnatal circumnavigable circumnavigation circumnavigational circumnavigator