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circumnavigation

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. traveling around something (by ship or plane)

    noun.act

    Examples
    Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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