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circumnavigate
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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.

circumnavigate [ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪˌgeɪt]
vb
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) (tr) to sail or fly completely around
circumnavigable  adj
circumnavigation  n
circumnavigator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.circumnavigate - travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
circle - travel around something; "circle the globe"
Translations
circumnavigate [ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪgeɪt] VTcircunnavegar

circumnavigate [ˌsɜːrkəmˈnævɪgeɪt] vt [+ island] → contourner
to circumnavigate the world → faire le tour du monde en bateau

circumnavigate
vt the globeumfahren; (in yacht also) → umsegeln; cape, island alsoumschiffen

circumnavigate [ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪgeɪt] vtcircumnavigare
circumnavigate [ˌsɜːkəmˈnævɪgeɪt] vtcircumnavigare

circumnavigate
v circumnavigate [səːkəmˈnӕvigeit]
to sail round (especially the world). omseil يَطوفُ حَوْل пряжа обиколка obeplout sejle rundt om umschiffen περιπλέω circunnavegar ümber maakera purjetama دور جایی گشتن purjehtia jonkin ympäri naviguer autour de לְהַפלִיג סָבִיב परिनौचालन करना oploviti körülhajóz berkeliling sigla umhverfis (e-ð) circumnavigare 周航する (특히 세계를) 일주하다 apiplaukti apbraukt apkārt (ar kuģi) belayar mengelilingi dunia omvaren seile (jorda) rundt okrążać, opływać circum-navegar a naviga în jurul (...) плавать вокруг oboplávať obpluti oploviti svet segla omkring ล่องเรือหรือบินไปรอบๆ çevresini/etrafını dolaşmak 環航(世界) плавати навколо чого, по колу کے گرد جہاز مین چکر لگانا đi vòng quanh thế giới bằng đường biển
n circumˌnaviˈgation
omvaart طَوافٌ حَوْلَ، دَوران обиколно плаване obeplutí, cesta kolem světa omsejling; jordomsejling; verdensomsejling die Umsegelung περίπλους circunnavegación ümber maakera purjetamine دور زنی maailmanympäripurjehdus circumnavigation הַפלָגָה סָבִיב परिनौचालन oplovljavanje körülhajózás berlayar keliling sigling umhverfis circumnavigazione 周航 (배를 이용한) 세계 일주 apiplaukimas apbraukšana apkārt (ar kuģi) mengelilingi omvaart (jord)omseiling okrążenie circum-navegação navigaţie în jurul (...) кругосветное плавание oboplávanie obplutje plovidba oko sveta världsomsegling การล่องเรือหรือบินไปรอบๆ dünyanın etrafını dolaşma 環球航行 кругосвітне плавання sự đi vòng quanh thế giới bằng đường biển


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Meanwhile, a suspicious-looking fox (suspicious-looking largely on account of its actually being a dog) anxiously circumnavigates the corpse, though never professing its love vocally.
The film, written by Adam Greenman and directed by Peter Levin, neatly circumnavigates the seamier side of the case while offering enough asides to suggest its depths of depravity.
MNA is a consortium of Independent Operating Companies (IOC) that is deploying a regional DWDM optical network which circumnavigates the state of Missouri providing wavelength services to its customers.
 
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