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circumnavigation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | travel, traveling, travelling |
| Derivation | circumnavigate |
Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe.
Examples of circumnavigation
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It misses the obvious point that the circumnavigation wasn't a solo achievement.
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He also carried out the second circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580.
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Drake presented the Queen with a jewel token commemorating the circumnavigation.
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Instead critics questioned whether his route constituted a true circumnavigation.
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On 22 April, he crossed his outbound track, one definition of a circumnavigation.
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The ship still comes through each year on its circumnavigation around Britain.
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In January 2006 Queen Mary 2 embarked on a circumnavigation of South America.
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Victoria, the sole ship of Magellan's fleet to complete the circumnavigation.
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Victoria, the single ship to have completed the first world circumnavigation.
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- Traveling around something (by ship or plane); "Magellan's circumnavigation of the earth proved that it is a globe"
- (circumnavigate) travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"
- (circumnavigate) To travel completely around somewhere or something, especially by sail; To circumvent or bypass; To sail around the world
