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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|ga´tion — 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 — … Useful english dictionary
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
circumnavigate — cir|cum|nav|i|gate [ˌsə:kəmˈnævıgeıt US ˌsə:r ] v [T] to sail, fly, or travel completely around the Earth, an island etc >circumnavigation [ˌsə:kəmnævıˈgeıʃən US ˌsə:r ] n [U and C] ▪ circumnavigation of the world … Dictionary of contemporary English
Circumnavigate — Cir cum*nav i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumnavigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumnavigating}.] [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.] To sail completely round. [1913 Webster] Having… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumnavigated — Circumnavigate Cir cum*nav i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumnavigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumnavigating}.] [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.] To sail completely round. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Circumnavigating — Circumnavigate Cir cum*nav i*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumnavigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumnavigating}.] [L. circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round; circum + navigare to navigate.] To sail completely round. [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
