verb
- traveling completely around something, especially by water or air
Usage: present participle of circumnavigate; often used in nautical contexts
Examples
- The sailors are circumnavigating the globe in their yacht.
- She spent two years circumnavigating the world by boat.
- The expedition is circumnavigating the island to map its coastline.
- They’re circumnavigating Cape Horn despite the rough weather.
- The pilot is circumnavigating the storm system to avoid turbulence.
- Magellan’s crew succeeded in circumnavigating the Earth for the first time.