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How to pronounce circumnavigate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms compass
Type of circle
Derivation circumnavigation

Examples of circumnavigate

circumnavigate
That was one of two attempts Earhart made that year to circumnavigate the globe.
From the dailyherald.com
The original Columbia was the first American vessel to circumnavigate the globe.
From the edition.cnn.com
In 1896, C. W. Hobley became the first European to circumnavigate the mountain.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Earhart disappeared five years later while attempting to circumnavigate the globe.
From the bloomberg.com
Drake is credited with being the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe.
From the edition.cnn.com
Laura Dekker plans to become the youngest solo sailor to circumnavigate the globe.
From the guardian.co.uk
Jeanne Baret didn't set out to be the first woman to circumnavigate the globe.
From the npr.org
Earhart disappeared five years later during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
From the bloomberg.com
During that time the ULDB team is hoping the balloon will circumnavigate the world.
From the newscientist.com
More examples
  • Travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
  • (circumnavigation) traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
  • To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail; To circumvent or bypass; To sail around the world
  • To go around the world - first done by Magellan's crew - then by Drake
  • To travel around something, like an island or the world.
  • (v) to proceed completely around
  • To avoid by going around.