circumnavigation (redirected from Circumnavigate the globe)

cir·cum·nav·i·gate  (sûrkm-nv-gt)

tr.v. cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ed, cir·cum·nav·i·gat·ing, cir·cum·nav·i·gates

1. To proceed completely around: circumnavigating the earth.

2. To go around; circumvent: circumnavigate the downtown traffic.

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circum·navi·gation n.

circum·navi·gator n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

circumnavigation - traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe" travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel" aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane"

Translations

circumnavigation [ˈsɜːkəmˌnævɪˈgeɪʃən] N → circunnavegación f

circumnavigation [ˌsɜː^rkəmnævɪˈgeɪʃ^ən] n [island] → circumnavigation f; [globe, world] → tour f du monde en bateau

circumnavigation

n → Fahrt f → (of um); (in yacht also) → Umseglung f; circumnavigation of the globe → Fahrt f → um die Welt; → Weltumseglung f

circumnavigation [ˈsɜːkəmˌnævɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → circumnavigazione f