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circumnavigator

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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.
circum·navi·gation n.
circum·navi·gator n.
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circumnavigator
n circumnavigator of the globe → Weltumsegler(in) m(f)
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