Circumnavigated
Meaning
of Circumnavigate
Source: Webster's dictionaryExamples
In 1798, George Bass and Matthew Flinders circumnavigated Van Diemen's Land, proving that it was an island.
He circumnavigated the world as a commodore with his own squadron in 1764-1766.
Owing to this brief mention, which is included almost as an afterthought, it has been argued that Africa was indeed circumnavigated by ancient seafarers, for this is precisely where the sun ought to have been.
Catherynne Valente, author of the bestselling Fairyland series (The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making and its sequels), features one of literature’s most famous families—the Brontës—in her new middle grade fantasy.
The story begins with The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In a Ship Of Her Own Making.
Rodger p. 239. Anson sailed home, arriving in London more than three and a half years after he had set out, having circumnavigated the globe in the process.