- cir´cum|nav´i|ga´tion
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to sail around: »
Magellan's ship circumnavigated the earth.
–cir´cum|nav´i|ga´tion, noun.–cir´cum|nav´i|ga´tor, noun.
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cir´cum|nav´i|ga´tor — cir|cum|nav|i|gate «SUR kuhm NAV uh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to sail around: »Magellan s ship circumnavigated the earth. ╂[< Latin circumnāvigāre (with English ate1) < circum around + nāvigāre sail, navigate] … Useful english dictionary
cir|cum|nav|i|gate — «SUR kuhm NAV uh gayt», transitive verb, gat|ed, gat|ing. to sail around: »Magellan s ship circumnavigated the earth. ╂[< Latin circumnāvigāre (with English ate1) < circum around + nāvigāre sail, navigate] … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
circumnavigate — cir•cum•nav•i•gate [[t]ˌsɜr kəmˈnæv ɪˌgeɪt[/t]] v. t. gat•ed, gat•ing 1) to sail or fly completely around 2) cvb to go or maneuver around • Etymology: 1625–35; < L circumnāvigātus, ptp. of circumnāvigāre=circum circum +nāvigāre to sail; see… … From formal English to slang
circumnavigate — cir|cum|nav|i|gate [ ,sɜrkəm nævı,geıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to sail or fly completely around something, especially the world or an island ╾ cir|cum|nav|i|ga|tion [ ,sɜrkəm,nævı geıʃn ] noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Circumnavigation — Cir cum*nav i*ga tion, n. The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
-dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
